NEWS FROM HERE AND ABROAD FROM FORMER STUDENTS

Tal vez fue el Tsunami que me hizo pensar tanto en los antiguos alumnos. (Varios del '97-'98 aun andan por Taiwan, Bankock, etc.) En todo caso, fui mentalmente situando a los que estaban en Latinoamérica o donde fuera. De modo que aquí van noticias / fotos de lo que la gente me manda. Empiezo con 2 de ese primero año 1997-1998:

I'm so pleased for Katy (Sieffert) Mayer who writes:
News from From: Katherine (Seifert) Mayer
Subject: Big news!

It's official! Zach and I will be moving to Philadelphia, PA in July where Katy will be attending Temple University School of Medicine for the next four years!!! Very exciting! ...
And a tad bit more of exciting news...we are heading to Peru and Bolivia for the months of April and May. We plan to do a little trekking in the Andes and visit some missionary friends and hopefully venture on into the jungle! Should be an adventure.
Hope all is well with you all! Thanks again!
Un beso, ---Katy and Zach Mayer
UPDATE: They've bought a "cute little row house in South Philly"; Katy has started med school and Zach is working from home for a Redmond business management applications company. Here's their new digs:

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And for Mike McCool, it seems that things keep getting stranger: 1st photo: spaceman Mike at Taroko Gorge; and better: 2nd photo, with Jessica (one big ]the?] reason he's staying put for now!)

So, all you other NWC students (there are hundreds of you by this time). Keep me and all of us posted. Have fun and stay safe.
Suzy

And then there's the news from Raychel OHare (2000-2001). The length makes up for the long silence!): Hello everyone!! As you can see, this is a fabulous mass-email. However, I will try to keep it short and relatively interesting. And for those of you to whom I have not spoken with in quite a while (I'm REALLY sorry - and lazy), here is my current life status, I have not fallen of the face of the Earth but I did move to California... so I guess that's close! So, here's the deal, last year as I was doing ESL with elementary school kids I thought to myself - hmmm I enjoy what I'm doing, but I'd rather be doing something environmental, especially since I'm already broke! So, I found (rather on accident and for the 2nd time) a place called Camp High Trails online and got really excited, applied and hired. Now, I am in my sixth week as a So. Cal semi-resident teaching environmental science to 6th graders (outdoor school). I am living in the Big Bear area of California (in the San Bernardino Mountains, about an hour and a half outside of LA) at 7,000ft (yeah, very little oxygen) and I get paid to hike kids around the forest, sing, go to campfire, teach about the Ozone Layer and how to save it and hopefully make a difference. It's a tough gig, but someone has to do it! I work with a ton of great people from all over (mainly the midwest and east coast) and have been able to visit Joshua Tree National Park, Baja Mexico, some cool local spots and been evacuated for a fire (no worries, our camp was fine). So, I guess that is my life in a nut shell at the moment.
Well, I just wanted to drop a quick line to let everyone know what I am doing. I hope you are doing well, please let me know what's new with you if you have a sec.
=) Raychel
P.S. Please pass this on to anyone who you think might want it (I probably didn't have their email).
P.P.S. Address (should you want to send me something, wink wink): Raychel O'Hare, Camp Nawakwa, PO Box 1147, Angelus Oaks, CA 92305
P.P.P.S. (oh there's more) After getting stuck in the mud and driving over rough terrian on a regular basis, I have revitalized my search for a sturdier vehicle (big surprise, Raychel wants a truck). So, if you happen to know someone who is selling something resembling the following in good condition, for a fair price, please let me know (I will be back in WA for the holidays).
Wish list: '80s model Toyota 4runner, good engine, straight body, under 200K, preferably 4cyl. OR '90-94 Toyota pick-up xcab, 4x4, preferably 4cyl, good engine, straight body, under 200k THANKS!! =)