Although you read this at the height of leaf-peeper season, I write this set of notes immediately following the Great East Coast Earthquake of 2011 and immediately before the slow-moving impending doom that will be Hurricane Irene. This only means that if you notice that the Class Notes this time are either wet, windswept or cracked, you now know why.


You may have also noticed that for some time now I have been flashing these columns back with glimpses of our lives from 20 years ago, to the people we were and the people we are now. I have encouraged you to reach out and touch someone. Wouldn’t you like to really do that—in person?


As you might have gathered, we’re headed straight toward our “20th” reunion next summer, the quotation marks resulting from the fact that we are really only 19 years out, but we are once again cavorting with the ’91s and the ’92s.


You should be receiving information very soon about some of the plans from our illustrious reunion chairs Juli Hincks and Veree Brown and la presidenta Beth Krakower. (They would of course love some more help putting things together—contact them if you feel like contributing to the best Dartmouth event you will have been a part of since you went to the Bema that night back in 1993.) They inform me that there is a sincere housing crunch for reunions, so if you’re looking for the easy stumble back to your room, you will want to sign up for housing right away. I missed out on the last reunions, thanks in part to pre-tenure woes—but I’ll be heading up this time around, having convinced my ’92 spouse that we should go. So join me! 


Many thanks to those who responded to my desperate request via e-mail, which resulted in some great responses, including this one from Su Wei, who sent in her first update ever: “I’m living in Singapore, where I’ve been since graduation. Worked with the Singapore economic board, a government department, for 10 years, including a two-year stint as one of its representatives in Suzhou, PRC. I’ve been a stay-at-home mom since the second child came along eight years ago and love every minute of it! Am an active parent volunteer in my children’s schools and I keep in regular touch with fellow ’93 Irene Yee. My family also met up with Sofia Veniard and Anelise Dandler when we visited the Bay Area last June. Both are moms to little girls and Anelise was expecting her second child then. It was great reminiscing about Dartmouth with them!”


Staying on the Pacific Rim, Amy Tracy wrote in to say: “I’m living in Los Angeles, working for a medical company called Cranial Technologies as a clinical representative. I’m married to an editor/director and have a 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. I have run into several alumni at work and love to connect with friends and alumni through Facebook. We had the privilege of seeing President Kim when he came to L.A. a couple months ago. If you’re in the area, give me a holler!” You heard her: a friend request and a holler.


Finally, Tig Tillinghast updates us with his own personal sticky situations: “Elise ’94 and I now have an 11-month-old named Lucy, who’s a hoot. Our maple syrup business is going along nicely up here in Thetford, Vermont, just a couple towns up from Hanover.” How sweet!


The next column comes out in December, so send me details about your holiday plans, both past and present!


—Jeffrey Middents, 505 Ethan Allen Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912; dartmouth93@gmail.com