The news from here is predictably diverse. Joel opened his third Burrito shop in Concord, NH and purchased a duplex in Portsmouth. He and Jesse are off to the Caribbean in January. Isaac is in Chiang Mai, Thailand, volunteering with the Free Burma Rangers, who serve the Burmese (Myanmar) refugees. He is looking up an old high school friend, the then Prince/now King of Bhutan to see if he can come out and play. Kerry is wrapping up the JD/MBA at Columbia. She is planning to travel to Patagonia and Rio and then Thailand before finally having to go to work for a living at Lehmann Brothers in Manhattan. Susan pinned the tail on the Department of Education and is now certified in K-9 in Elementary Ed and K-12 in moderate special needs and is teaching at the Laura White School in Shirley, MA. She loves it. Whereas I continue to try to find my place in the world, and am considering a new position in Connecticut. At my age, the closer I can get to Yankee Stadium prior to retirement the better (even though all else in the family remain misguided Red Sox fans). For Christmas, I had the opportunity to re-read the Nativity stories with my high school seniors, who face their own uncertainties and unknowns. It is fun watching them relive their childhood stories, then critique the biblical stories from their emerging adulthood, and reassess the lifelong lessons inherent in these ancient tales: the value of joy, the importance of caring and respect, the virtue that is responsibility, and the freedom that comes of truth and integrity.
We cannot wish you more. Here’s hoping our paths will cross many times in 2008.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
