Aloha...

I just wanted to let you know that I showed my mom and dad our blog. They're both English teachers so naturally they value this kind of stuff as much as I do, and even more so. Moral of the story: they were blown away by how articulate and introspective you all are. They knew a fair amount about the CTY program, but now I think they "get it".

I also wanted to note how my mother started to cry for about 10 seconds thanks to ME and Raymond's most recent sentimental posts, then realized the rather large lady sitting in the next booth (with a soup and sandwich combo larger than two adult sized heads) was staring at us with a small scrap of lettuce stuck to her cheek. It was quite humorous.

What did you all do at the mall? Was there an Armani Exchange involved? Or possibly a trip to my favorite store, Barnes & Nobles? Did you philosophize for hours over mocha lattes? Or maybe you spent the afternoon in the food court peer conferencing the latest and greatest essays you've written post-CTY? Mmmm... whatever it entailed I'm sure it was a blast.

Be good.

Christina