Happy spring, ’99s! In just two months many of us will be gathering in Hanover to see old friends and celebrate our lives since graduating. It’s hard to believe nearly 20 years have passed! In the meantime, we have great updates to share. First, photographer James Kaiser writes that he made the cover of the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. His beautiful photo of a waterfall in Costa Rica is for a story that explores why people living in Costa Rica, Denmark and Singapore are the world’s happiest and what this means for the rest of us. After graduating from Dartmouth James returned to Maine and self-published a guidebook on Acadia National Park. The book sold well and led him to pursue his passion for travel and photography. He has since written three more books describing travels to Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree, as well as to Costa Rica. James says: “I believe travel should be fun, affordable and enlightening—especially in national parks, where there’s so much to experience.” More information on James’ travels and books can be found on his website, which is www.jameskaiser.com. In other news, Damali Rhett, executive director of the Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania (the Energy Co-op), was elected to the board of directors of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA). PACA brings together cooperatives in food, housing, energy, schools and other sectors with the aim of growing the cooperative economy and building a movement for economic justice. This builds on Damali’s extensive experience in the energy sector and, more recently, her community engagement program at the Energy Co-op that helped residents learn more about energy and how to use it in a more sustainable way. Damali started her three-year term in December. Congratulations, James and Damali! That’s all the news for now. I hope you’re all making the most of spring and that you’ll be able to make it to our 20th reunion that takes place on June 15-17. For more information, visit our class website, which is www.dartmouth.org/classes/99. Best regards.

—Tony Perry, 24 Purssell Close, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3XU, United Kingdom; tony.j.perry@gmail.com