We had a great time. Everybody got to know one another a lot more because we were with the same people for 15 days. It was great for the overall team bonding. Working together was one of the biggest benefits of the trip. Another big plus about the trip was that everybody got a chance to play.
Nothing is a better substitute than playing.
We competed against schools and club teams from around the east coast of Australia. Field hockey is a very big sport down there. It was a great learning experience. And the learning will continue for Maureen O'Brien. She spent her first summer away from home, living in Cambridge and working on an independent study in a lab at Harvard Medical School, in addition to the Australia trip.