Greetings from NYC! We were very excited to learn about this blog and were eager to provide updates when RBarr came a callin’.
We (Lane, Karina & Maggie) still live together in our Tribeca loft (see picture). We’re
fortunate enough to share our place with fellow W&L alums (and lax fan extraordinaires), Tara Rubenstein '08 and Alex Laymon '07. Similarly to our Lex Vegas abodes, the apartment walls are furnished with college pics (many of which feature old teammates’ faces). We were all drawn to the city for numerous reasons. Both Maggie and Karina grew up in the Tri-State area, and Lane also spent significant time visiting and interning up here during college. Career opportunities arose in NYC for all of us and with so many W&L friends heading up this way (including fellow lax alums Kelly Evans and Lindsay Lecky), the choice was a no-brainer.Lane works at DLA Piper LLP (US) as a paralegal in the Real Estate Capital Markets group and also serves as a project coordinator for the firm’s probono Partner. She’s beginning to study for the LSAT and while we wish her the very best, we only hope that she doesn’t choose a law school too far away from us!
Karina is at Morgan Stanley, working in the recruiting group of the Human Resources division. It's been a wild ride there, especially in the last several months but she's managed to weather the storm thus far. She's also had the opportunity to work closely with counterparts in London and Asia as well as with the global marketing teams to help develop various materials and presentations the firm uses when visiting universities.
Maggie works at a financial brokerage firm, GFI Group, as an analyst on the Natural Gas desk. She helps in researching, developing and promoting new business. She is currently in the process of transitioning clients across the Energy and Commodities market to the firm’s new hybrid platform. When the market closes, you can often find her out with clients, convincing them with her all-American talent to buy in.
We must say that the entire experience has been just amazing. Living with your best friends definitely helps ease the transition from college to the real world. While we’ve left the fraternity and sorority life behind, the city scene still gives all Lex undergrads something to look forward to (with all the W&L alums up here, we still find ourselves at many gatherings with classmates… so don’t fear, we haven’t completely lost our W&L social life)! We’ve also tried to keep ourselves physically active up here while exploring and adjusting to our new home. Last year we volunteered for the NYC “Step Out to Fight Diabetes” Walk, this year we also ran in the annual JP Morgan Chase “Challenge in Central Park” as well as the “Brain Rooney Memorial Run” for Cancer research. Additionally, we cheered on the sidelines of the NY Marathon, which inspired all of us, some might even consider training for next year’s race. One of the hardest parts about life in NYC has been the leaving behind our spots on the Generals squad. Nothing compares to that feeling of being a part of a team— something bigger than yourself. Bus rides, team dinners, movie nights, locker room dances, psych days, pre-game rituals, the warm-up mix, training room time, preseason running, end-line sprinting... and doing it all together really adds up. Each of us has dabbled in work-related and intramural city teams, but none hold a candle to the competitive outlet you feel through every day practice and the challenge of game day. Even more so, the sense of camaraderie and the bonds you build when playing with your teammates day in and day out just cannot be replaced. Neither the machines at the NYSC gym nor the views from the West Side highway (see picture below) motivate us like our old coaches, teammates and- of course- a loose lax ball. :) There is honestly nothing we miss more than lax (except maybe our parents paying rent checks and/or food bills from the sorority house… enjoy that too).
We miss you all and love you even more. Good luck to those awaiting preseason (it’s rapidly approaching) and of course with the entire season! Rest assured that we’ll be following every game- every play! (Thank goodness for the internet.)Send updates via the blog… we’ll be checking.
L4L.
Love,
Lane, Karina & Maggie
P.S. Many congratulations to Avery on her engagement! We’re all so happy for you!!!
