“Always bet on black orange”
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Current Occupation:
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Spreadsheet Master, Office organiser and go-to person
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| Dream Job: | Social sport player or travel writer (and photographer) |
| Passions: | Good food and wine, photography, exploring new places, hiking |
| Ambitions: | Become the best paddler I can; represent Australia in a sport; travel to as many countries as possible and remain fit and healthy |
| Claim to Fame/Infamy: |
Elbowing John Howard out of the way in the pursuit of a sausage roll
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Favourite Stuff |
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| Food: | Cheese â any type, preferably accompanied by a glass of red wine (see below) |
| Drinks: | Red wine, ginger beer, warm lemon lime and vanilla protein recovery drink |
| Movies/Books/Music: | Shawshank Redemption, Motorcycle Diaries, Little Miss Sunshine, Love Actually/Good Food Guide/anything my âin-tuneâ Gen Y brother gives me |
| Super Hero or Villian: | Batman!! |
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PDs Stuff |
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| PD Member Since: | July 2007 |
| How I Got Into Paddling: | Was convinced by Juls to join a sports crew after enjoying corporate DB |
| Favourite PD Moment: | Womens 500m final at Penang |
| Three words to describe PDs: | Passionate, inspirational and FUN |
| How Other PDs Describe Michelle: | Generous, committed, funny, happy-go-lucky, The Smiling Assassin, Always has a big happy smile, lean mean paddling machine, smiley, top boat racer on and off the water, tall, long, lean ;o) Seriously: determined, dedicated, fit with a sweet nature and a beautiful smile. Penang Boat-Race Champion, Gutsy, gorgeous, Fab chick, super athletic, teamy, cool Vespa rider (altho am not sure it’s exactly a Vespa, that she rides to paddling?) Lean power, can do anything with a smile, spreadsheet guru, amazing athlete, super team member, always positive, driven, supportive, loyal |
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Other Stuff |
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| Role Models, Heroes & Heroines: | Those around me in everyday life that do extraordinary things |
| When not paddling most likely to be found: | Exploring Sydney for good cafes or lying in Centennial Park reading the paper |
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Three people you’d like to invite to dinner:
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| Superstitions (Paddling or Otherwise): | Hmmm… I’m never organised enough to do something consistently |
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