ALUMNI
Reunions
We had a great turnout, with over 50 attendees. Alumni from our class came out from all over. What an amazing weekend it was for all, reconnecting with everyone after 25 years— some even much longer—but we all seemed to share that it didn’t feel long at all. We had representation from Japan, United Kingdom, Canada and all over the United States— New York, Boston, Washington DC, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Portland, Southern California and Northern California. It was a two day event on September 15 and 16, right after the devastating hurricane attacks in the southern parts of the United States, so special kudos out to Jenn Wilder ‘92 (Florida), Naomi Peters ‘92 and Tommy Mayfield ‘92 (Texas), Kathryn Tubb ‘92 (Alabama), who still were able to make it out to our reunion. Our thoughts and prayers were out to all that were affected, and to all others with various hardships around the world. The first night was at Crystal Jade, a great location overlooking the Bay Bridge—we couldn’t ask for a more perfect night, a beautiful setting with the weather in full cooperation. The second night was at Yamasho, a Japanese izakaya with karaoke, where we had a surprise attendance by Jeremy (FF’85–’93, AP ‘85–’92) and Kristine (FF ’86–’93, AP ‘85–’92) Durfee—thanks Adam ‘92 for bringing your parents! Another special mention is we had seven of the class of ‘92 that attended from K–12, and we all made it to this reunion: Jenn Wilder, Dan Brandt, Kay Arita, Arshad Karim, Kay Yokota, Naomi Relnick and Mike Kashino. We all were blown away by the joy and camaraderie of our special group of ambassadors, and by everyone making the trek from near and far. It felt like just yesterday that we were all in school together, we shared an unique and unmatched experience, a testament to this special bond we have that is very special to all of us. I hope to see more of us for our 30th…in Tokyo?
THE AMBASSADOR \\ FALL/WINTER 2017
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