1994

Okay, it's not until I sit down to write this column that I realize that I am leading what many of you may find to be a regressive lifestyle. Here I am, back in school, still toting around a backpack at the tender age of twenty well, we know how old we are—eating ramen noodles (occasionally), going out for beers (frequently) and still thinking that 11:30 p.m. is a fine time to begin the evening. Then I open up my '94 mail folder and read news such as this: Tamara Norman Smith writes that she and husband Chris 93 had a baby girl, Katerina Noelle, on September 3. "She is an absolute joy! You can visit Katya at www-personal.umich.edu/~jcszAatya.html." Check it out—she's quite adorable! Tamara and Katya are enjoying their time together while mom is on maternity leave from teaching. The new family is moving this summer to the New York City area, where Chris will begin working for White and Case. "We already have a picture of Katya in front of Baker Tower," writes Tamara. "It was taken when I was eight months pregnant and teaching at the ALPS program. I think she liked Hanover; we swam in the river, walked the paths at the golf course and were even finalists in a limbo contest (!)." Now, do you see what I mean? We have pregnant classmates doing the limbo, for Gods sake, and I'm lucky if I have enough energy to walk up three flights of stairs for my 7 p.m. class. Sometimes I take the elevator. Pathetic, I know. Anyway, here's some more non-pathetic news for you: Eric Kuecherer writes that he has recently moved to the Boston area from Los Angeles. "My girlfriend, Christine Tse (Brown '9 6), and I had an awesome cross-coun try drive and are now living quite comfortably in Somer ville, Massachusetts." Kuech and Christine miss all their friends in LA—"I was living with Jeff Batfema and Randy Tennant, near Greg and Leah (Tarpy) Rodgers"—but are happy to be in Boston. Christine is at Harvard Business School and Kuech works for Brooktrout Technologies. "Mira Waldman is in Christine's section at HBS, so I'm psyched to have a fellow '94 to rage with at HBS functions." Ann Ojemann writes that she has not been back to the East Coast since graduation, but she has been quite busy in the interior of America. She recently graduated from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota. Then she "got smart" and moved to Tucson, Arizona, to begin her ER residency at U. of A." By the time we read this, we hope Ann will be hitched to her fiance, Michael Rowe. "We met in Seattle a few years ago. He's working as a hiking guide to the rich and famous at Canyon Ranch. We're hoping to buy an RV after I finish my residency and become homeless bums. There's nothing like blind ambition!" I agree completely. Hey, did I mention that my 7 p.m. class is my first class of the day? I don't think I did. Anyway, here is the ultimate in non-pathetic news for this month: Lynn Gilgut writes that she ran in her first marathon last year—the Marine Corps Marathon. "Training for it was probably the most difficult and time consuming part—the actual marathon was great. Also, I just completed a six-week commissioning course and am now a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve. I'm assigned to the Pentagon working different space programs." Wow. Who can top that? Certainly not me. Not this month. Besides, my ramen noodles are getting cold, so I'd better go. Please write. Take care.

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