Hello, ’99s!

It’s hard to believe our 20th reunion is almost here! I, unfortunately, couldn’t make it but hope that those of you who did had a fantastic time catching up with old friends and making new ones in Hanover. Some of us have the good fortune to live in the area, as seen by the updates below.

First, Ben Guaraldi writes that he and his wife, Rachel, welcomed the birth of their son, Gideon, in November 2016. Ben has been working for the University of Oslo as a support developer for DATIM, which is open-source software that collects information about U.S.-government-funded AIDS interventions around the world. Ben and his family moved to the Upper Valley in July 2017, and Rachel is now a chaplain at the new Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Jack Byrne Center for Palliative & Hospice Care, which opened in December.

Ben adds that Mark Kutolowski and his wife, Lisa, are close neighbors of the Guaraldis and they are regular parts of each other’s lives. Ben joined Mark and Lisa for part of a 40-day pilgrimage they led on the Connecticut River from source to sea in summer 2017. Mark and Lisa continue to lead spiritual retreats in the natural world. More information about their work can be found on their website www.metanoiavt.com.

That’s all the news for now. I hope all are enjoying the summer weather and look forward to sharing more updates soon!

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