Greetings, ’98s, from Music City! I am in a good mood thanks to our new class podcast, Dartmouth 98 Shorts. Each episode features a ’98 answering eight questions from hosts Roger Griesmeyer and Kelly (Wardwell) Ryerson in nine minutes. Driving back from Costco the other day, I binged the first four episodes: Chris Ott, Liz Gerber, Joy (Lisi) Rankin, and Matt Rothe. I was so impressed by the thought-provoking questions and just how interesting you guys are. The next three episodes are queued up for my next drive: Danielle (Flanders) Jensen, Charlie Fiordalis, and Brent Laffoon (who is apparently a famous yogi!). Who’s next? I will certainly be listening.

Elinor Actipis spent 2012 to 2018 in San Francisco enjoying its vibrancy and intensity. Sometimes it felt like Hanover West; Elinor regularly ran into Michelle Kraemer, Eric Petitt, Vince Cannon ’99, and Andrea Gonzalez ’99. But alas the abundant sunshine and excellent produce (not to mention the insane cost of living and poor city management) were too much. In 2018 Elinor returned to her spiritual home of New England. She now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She keeps busy with her two boys, ages 5 and 7, and working at Autodesk, a software developer, in content strategy. This past year has been an eye-opener for Elinor as institutions she used to trust have completely failed. For example, public schools in her town have offered zero in-person learning options to grades four to 12 since March 2020, a “travesty.” Elinor does her part by agitating for these schools to reopen. Besides this she keeps in touch with her ’98 crew—Dorothy Hui, Veena Shankaran, Neeta (Raghavan) Vora, Rachel Federman, Morning Washburn, and Kajal Jhaveri—via an endless text thread.

I reached out to Dan Protz, who has lived in Zurich, Switzerland, since 2009. He is married to a lovely lady both Italian and Swiss but who acts Italian. They have one son, Alessandro, age 7. He speaks four languages fluently and cringes when Dan cannot communicate in the local dialect. Dan is constantly reminded that he should have paid more attention in German drill at Dartmouth. But now Dan works hard to scale up his startup, FlavorWiki, which helps the food and beverage industry evaluate consumer perception. He enjoys life and appreciates the “boredom” of Zurich.

Cary (Allen) Ullman moved back to the United States from London a few years ago. In Connecticut she raises three boys with her husband and works as a lawyer with financial technology startups. In a bid to do something she actually enjoys, Cary recently started her own French kitchen and home boutique. The website is www.cantinefrancaise.com, and I am sure you can orchestrate yourself a discount if you contact her directly. Take the opportunity to check out something different and get back in touch with a fellow classmate all in one go. I can attest that the website and its offerings are impressive.

As class secretary I can also attest to the amazing things you do. Thanks for the updates. I love hearing from you.

—Gabe Galletti, 4000 Utah Ave., Nashville, TN 37209; galletti@gmail.com