Hello, ’02s! I heard from so many classmates in the last couple months.

Leyla King wrote, “My family and I have relocated from rural Tennessee to Austin, Texas. I’m excited to be in a city again where there are sure to be other Dartmouth alums, so if any of y’all are around here—we bought a house in South Austin—and would like to be in touch, shoot me an email at lkamalick@gmail.com (or find me on Facebook at Leyla Kamalick King).”

Nicole (Campbell) Daley recently joined the Allen & Overy (A&O) Boston office as a partner in the corporate and life sciences teams. After 18 years of practicing she’s excited to come to A&O to grow the Boston office while collaborating with clients and colleagues around the world.

Caroline Pott filled me in on her truly remote work. After eight years managing a marine-protected area in the Caribbean, Caroline moved to an even smaller and more obscure island location in the Pacific. She now lives on Midway Atoll and serves as the deputy refuge manager for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. “It is like living in an aviary: Approximately 1 million albatross (two species) arrived for the winter breeding season shortly after I did—it is normal to have to dodge landing birds on my way around the island.” She can’t accept visitors but is back on Oahu, Hawaii, occasionally, so anyone there should let her know. She is very happy to have traded in her car for a bicycle.

I bumped into Jesse Argon on my way to work this week and he shared that he and his wife, Gwen, just welcomed their second daughter, Isla, in October. Big sister Ava (2 years old) promptly told the entire Upper West Side, New York, about her baby!

Several classmates went on trips together. Jared Craft spent an amazing MLK weekend powder skiing and reconnecting out in Utah with Cullen Knights, Dawson Brown, Bryon Friedman, Eric Reinhardt, and Danny Sanner. Everyone is doing well and the trip was great, with a couple feet of fresh snow while they were there.

Jen (Morgan) Glass wrote, “Cindy (Keppel) Turner and I just spent a week skiing in Niseko, Japan. We traveled with Cindy’s husband and two children, my husband, and some mutual friends they introduced us to while we were living in Sydney, Australia. Great food and great snow!”

Lastly, I received an update from the 8 School crew: “In January we had an 8 School (and company) reunion in Costa Rica that was originally planned for March of 2020—four years and one global pandemic later, we finally made it happen! The following ’02s met up in the surf and sun of Tamarindo for a long weekend filled with epic sunsets, beautiful beaches, ziplining with the howler monkeys, and lots and lots of quality pool time: Jen (Laberge) Hutchins, Julie (Cumming) Higgins, Sara Donahue, Kendra Tupper, Rose (Kraemer) Carpenter, Katie Cody, Erin (Byrne) Barnes, Melanie (Broad) Seymour, Heidi (Ellenbecker) Trimarco, Christine (Walker) Hilgendorf, Annie (Nash) Bing,and Kate Paolino. Looking forward to many more adventures with these amazing women—pura vida, baby!”

Happy spring, ’02s. Keep sending your updates!

—Anne Cloudman, 215 W 98th St., Apt. 12C, New York, NY 10025; acloudman@gmail.com