News From the Home Front

Yay! My brother is definitely going to NYU next fall. He was a little conflicted deciding between colleges, but he's decided to come to the Big Apple, and I couldn't be happier.

Meanwhile, my Dad's been in Thailand doing tsunami relief work for the Crisis Corps. He says he's literally in the jungle where he is, and it rains all the time. I'm so proud of him, and of the fact that while almost everyone has contributed money to the relief effort, he's doing more than that and contributing his time. He won't be back in California for my brother's graduation, but he's going to fly my brother out to visit him in Thailand after graduation for some scuba lessons. I think that's a nice trade-off.

Mom's still living in Hawaii and loving her semi-retirement there. I've already promised to come visit next year (hopefully by that time I can gather enough funds to fly out there), so I'm looking forward to that.