Whipping wit…10 questions with Mary Whipple part 2

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6.  Have you ever been to China?  What is your favorite chinese food?

This will be my first time to China.  I love Chinese food and my Aunt Margaret makes the best egg foo young.  Chow mein is also a staple.

7.  We bonded over a love of trashy reality TV shows, namely those that follow housewives on Bravo TV.  I like them because you can check your brain at the couch.  What’s your excuse?

While my team and I were at the Olympic Training Center, often times wtaching TV would be the highlight of the day.  It involved resting and relaxing your brain.  Luckily the Housewives of Orange County was starting a new season. 

They’re my guilty pleasure because I like the way they enjoy their money and their family life is sensational but seems like any other family.

8.  You’re pretty lucky in that a boat is your office right now.  How do you think you’d handle a cubicle?

After 2004, I had an internship witha PR firm and had a desk in a workroom.  Eventually, I made it out to the magazine library, a major upgrade.  It was sad to get to work in the dark and then leave in the dark.  I made an effort to go outside during lunch and see the sun.  After the Olympics, I’m thinking about going back to school or trying to find a coaching job.

 9.    You live on the west coast and travel the world for your sport.  What do you miss about Sacramento?

Every time I come home, getting Mexican food is a top priority.  Adalberto’s in Orangevale and Dos Coyotes in Folsom are my favorites. 

 I also miss my family and friends and usually hit Leatherby’s for the best ice cream creations.  They’ve ruined my desert expectations at other restaurants for life.

10.  What’s the most ridiculous question you’ve been asked about your sport. (Please tell me I didn’t ask it.)

I once drove cross-country from Princeton to San Diego with singles on my truck.  At a gas station, someone asked me if they were gliders.  Some other coaches have been asked if they were missiles.  To their defense, the boats do look funny without their riggers on them. (Riggers are what help our oars attach to the boat.)