Hello, ’11s. It’s scary to say that it’s officially been a year since graduation and we’re no longer the last column to appear in the magazine. So for those of you who were doing something for one year and are moving on to the next big thing, let me know what it is. Whether it’s grad school, a new job or a new city, keep me (and the rest of the alumni) in the loop.


I’m guessing a bunch of us are about to enter grad school after taking a year off from the school lifestyle, and three who are going to med school are Cathleen Kenary, Jack Steele and Laura Goldstein. Cathleen, who is off to George Washington in Washington, D.C., has spent the past year living in San Francisco and working for an organization called HeartBeets that has been facilitating a reorganization at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Jack is also heading to Washington for the Georgetown School of Medicine and thinking about pursuing surgery. He spent the past year working as a research assistant at an orthopedic hospital in New York. And Laura is going to Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.


Over Father’s Day weekend a number of ’11s reunited under the auspices of a corporate event called Bain World Cup in Chicago. Chris Han, Sam McIntire, Alex Maceda, Eric Durell, Eric Hsu, Roger Zhu and Emily Broas spent the weekend playing soccer and beach volleyball (or spectating, in the case of some), eating deep-dish pizza and exploring the city. As Emily writes, “A notable highlight: Emily and Eric D. met up with Catie Burkhard and Amanda Fuchs at a quintessential Chicago bar called the Hangge Uppe, and shortly thereafter happened upon the illustrious Ben Flajnik, the Bachelor (Season 16). It was a wonderful weekend for all!”


Christy Lazicky, who spent the past year in Washington, D.C., is heading to Cape Town, South Africa, to help conduct a study for Innovations for Poverty Action. The study involves teaching business and managerial skills to small business owners and connecting them with microfinance loans to see if these skills help them manage the loans better. Another thing to note about Christy is that she was one of the co-captains of a kickball team a number of us ’11s played on here in Washington. Ted Schroeder was our other co-captain, and those of us who played included Chris Parker, Nick Birasa, Sam Gehret, Matt Balaguer and Will Friedman.


As for me, after a great year in Washington, D.C., I’m off to the Bay Area, so for all you alums out there (and for anyone visiting), be sure to be in touch. And please, don’t be shy in sending me your updates. We may no longer be able to say we’re “just” out of college, but that means we’re on to bigger and better things.


—Drew Joseph, 2727 29th St., NW, Apt. 233, Washington, DC 20008; (510) 418-2244; aqjoseph@gmail.com