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AmeriCorps in ing to take Spanish immersion the high desert classes in Central America, then of New Mexico, complete a TESOL certificate in making bacon order to teach English abroad. I for a sustainable am very excited to practice my meat company Spanish and travel to many new in northern Cali- countries! fornia, inventing the blue corn strawberry jalapeno doughnut in Santa Fe, NM, Nathan Tirk writes: “I just and finally, land- started the second year of a twoing my dream year Masters Degree program job working as in Civil Engineering at UVM. an engineer for In addition to being a teaching a regenerative assistant and taking classes, I design firm. New conduct research on bridge hobbies include design codes. I’m investigating cross country the applicability of the most road trips based recent American Association of entirely around State Highway and Transporfood (bbq featur- tation Officials bridge design The many alums present at Sarah Hartshorne and Ian Leue's wedding: Hunter Styles ’04, Sam Hale ’05, Maggie White ing as a central codes to the State of Vermont. ’04, Peter Jaros ’04, Carly Carey ’05, Rachel Sumner ’04, Emily Caffery ’06, the bride and groom, Jackie Drakulich ’05, theme) and The project involves using backpacking (the structural analysis algorithms Micah Surprenant ’04, Maddy Leue ’06, Sunil Leue. Back row: Ryan Pirtle-McVeigh ’03, Kurt Wigmore ’03, Anna grand canyon in to analyze large amounts of Leue ’04, Anne Nelson ’02, Katie Overgaard ’06. the spring).” truck data, collected over more concentration), I went to Duke also took a group of middle than a decade. A comprehenschool students for a week University to take on another BS Hannah Smith writes: “For sive statistical analysis of the sailing trip in the Bahamas! Andegree in the accelerated nursthe last 3 years I’ve been living results is a key part of the projother adventure: Dan Leyden ing program there. I graduated in New York City. I lived with ect. There’s still plenty of time to Maddy Leue and her hus’05 was in Dayton this year. … from that program in 2011 and another Academy Alum, Ericka ski and explore the backcountry band, Jay Pietrewicz, welcomed Dayton may never be the same.” baby girl Calliope Mary Pietrehave been working for HeartBurgin ’07, and we’ve had a terrain during the Vermont winters. I’m also enjoying hiking wicz into their family this April. land Hospice in Durham, as An very fun time as roommates. I On July 6th, Sarah B. RN case Manager. This work has worked at the YAI Network as a and boating on Lake Champlain Maddy attributes Calliope’s Hartshorne and Ian Leue ’03 been so inspiring and rewarding Community Training Specialist in the summer. This summer I name to her Academy-fostered were married in Colrain, MA. and I will never forget my many and taught adults with develtraveled to Israel, where I visited love of antiquities, and also The wedding was intimate and patients and their families. I am opmental disabilities. I loved with friends and family and shares that she is working as a beautiful: close friends, famalso pursuing my Master’s Demy job; it was exactly what I participated in a Birthright social worker in Central MA. ily, and delicious nachos. The gree at Duke and will graduate wanted to do after graduatprogram. During my travels, I in August 2014 as an Adult and two have been dating since ing from Skidmore College in rode a camel through the desert, Mary May Pratt writes “I 2003 and tied the knot on their 2010. However, I am moving to swam in the Dead Sea, and am living in a little house in the Geriatric Nurse Practitioner. 10th anniversary. They’d like Drew is a research scientist Costa Rica this summer and, spent time in the West Bank.” woods of Hillsborough, North to thank everyone who had to at Duke University in envitherefore, leaving New York City Carolina with my wonderful watch them make out in high ronmental engineering and at the end of June. I am gofiancé, Drew Haerer and our school. Sarah is working as a two dogs, Brewer and Huck. We also a professional kayak bass model and comedian in NYC. fisherman and part time fishing have a busy life with studying She was recently featured in a guide. and working full time but we Palmer’s commercial, an Intel We are looking forward to a love to cook, fish and explore commercial, and was the first vacation in August to a family these southern woods. woman to win the Inspired Since graduating from Ithaca cabin in the foothills of the BigWord Comedy Slam. College in 2010 with a BS degree horn Mountains in Wyoming. in Gerontology (with a pre-med After that it is the final push Rob Ramlow-Sachs writes: toward completing my master’s. “After finishing at Pitzer ColI have been asked to be a clinical lege in Claremont, CA in 2010, instructor at Duke for the spring I spent a year skiing and rock semester. climbing in the mountains We are planning our wedding of the west. I am now enterfor September 2014 and will be ing my third and last year of relocating back to the area. We architecture school at UMass, hope to build our dream home and loving living in the Pioneer up high on our hill in Ashfield.” Valley again. I plan to look for a design/build job somewhere in Emma McGowan writes: Class of 2006 alums aplenty at Glen Sawyer's wedding. From left the southwest.” “Since graduating from Johns Hopkins three years ago I to right: Leah Decker, Willy Zale, Glen Sawyer, Hannah Smith, have been enjoying a series of Dan Quigley, Katie Overgaard, Sam Goldberg-Jaffee. Back row: adventures all over the country. Nick van de Kamp. Calliope Mary Pietrewicz Highlights include a year of
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