I’m writing these Class Notes 45 days before our 30th reunion, but by the time you read this, we will have had an amazing 30th reunion with all of our classmates. Really looking forward to taking my youngest daughter with me so that she can experience Dartmouth with her own eyes.

Two weeks ago I attended the Los Angeles Dartmouth Call to Lead presentation, and it was amazing—they really brought Dartmouth to L.A., complete with the wilderness, canoes, and a cabin! It’s a massive road show tour, but was well worth attending. It was great to see, albeit briefly, Anton Anderson, Jan Brzeski, Adam Glick, Rich Reilly, and Seth Skolnik. I was excited that my wife and older daughter, who is a ’23, were able to attend and meet other ’23s from the area as well as hear from President Hanlon and the amazing stories from Dartmouth grads and how they collaborated with their professors.

As we get ready for our oldest daughter to go to Hanover for first-year trips and her freshman year, I wonder what her Dartmouth experience will be like? What will be the same as mine and what will be different? It’s already different in terms of the dorms; she won’t get to live in South Fayer first year. I know I have my own Dartmouth experience, and I’m excited for her to have her own Dartmouth adventure with classmates, roommates, and professors. I just have to figure out how many times we’ll be visiting Hanover this year, which is always a nice problem to have.

—Ned Ward, 2104 Graham Ave., #B, Redondo Beach, CA 90278; ned@nedorama.com