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Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung
I find it interesting how far some people go to mentor a team. Anybody want to share why they drive upwards of a few hours each trip to mentor their team? Is there not a team closer? I've always been a bit spoiled with team distribution (4 nearby teams when in high school and 4 nearby teams while in college).
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For me, it's because 1923 is my home. I've worked with other teams & learned a lot, but nothing beats my MidKnight family.
I drive 3.5 hours (not counting traffic) every Friday night, and back on Sundays - from where my job is in MD, to my mom's house & my team in NJ. Not just during build season - I think I've had
maybe two weeks off since Kickoff 2015?
[Edit: Three, since the Northeast's Snowmageddon this year shut down my travel plans.]
When I was doing my undergrad at Clarkson the drive was 7 hours but I didn't go back every weekend, since I was splitting time with 229. During my Masters at WPI, 5.5 hours each weekend.
To be clear... I absolutely
100% do not recommend travel-mentoring like this. The schedule is exhausting and you need to make sure you're ready to sacrifice a lot to commit to it. I'm exceptionally bad at taking my own advice, is all.