2002

I haven't heard from too many of you recently, so I rummaged through my backlog of Class Notes blitzes and came up with the following selections. If they are outdated, I apologize.

Most recently, Aly Rahim wrote to say that he received his masters in international security this past fall from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. In the new year he'll be staying in D.C. (between trips to Africa), as he starts work as a junior conflict specialist for Africa at the World Bank. Also toward the end of the fall I heard from Mark Tomaszewski and Pat Leo, who informed me that they had both successfully run the New York City Marathon (with the likes of P. Diddy!).

Toward the end of the summer in Boston I ran into Caroline Pott, who later wrote to tell me about her experiences working in Thailand: I'm working for a nonprofit organization that has transformed the livelihoods of the people that used to grow opium. With the huge diversity of things the foundation is working on, I've been lucky enough to get involved with both plants (the replanted forests) and animals (the pheasant sanctuary). I am supposedly redesigning the sanctuary and concocting a master plan for the forests: I wonder if I am not in over my head! We're up on the Thai border with Burma, so just in case anyone's in the area they are more than welcome to stop in; Merrielle Macleod was up to see me last May."

Karen Tani wrote to me back in the summer about Damara Cockfield's new pursuits. This past August Damara left N.Y.C. to pursue her master's in public administration at the University of Connecticut. She's enrolled in a two-year program that is designed to lead to a career in the public sector. Damara will specialize in social and educational policy, focusing primarily on urban American communities. Drop her a line if you're in Storrs!

Carolyn Swan moved to London last September to start a masters of science program in the technology and analysis of archaeological materials at University College, London. She was really looking forward to it, writing that the University College has probably the oldest and largest archaeological department in England, and is only five minutes from the British Museum!

Bente Shoen filled me in on some of her summer adventures, "Mid-June: Outrageous time had by all on tiny Ragnavok Island in the St. Lawrence River. Mike Breen, Jeff Cooney, Justin Barnard, Jessa Block (soon to be a Barnard too!), Robin Quarrier '03 and myself all spent several days. We took a hiatus from responsibility in an ideal spot. Friends I love and the kind of drifting summer days I will always wish to return to."

Finally, I have an update on our esteemed class president. Vanessa Green moved to Washington, D.C., last summer to pursue a career in government. She is working for Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) as a legislative correspondent, and when I spoke to her in the fall she was very excited about her new job. She primarily does lots of writing and research for his health and education issues (Gregg is chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee).

That's all for now! Keep sending me your updates.

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