2002

Back in the spring Nathan Swift wrote that after working at the BBC and studying voice privately at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London last year, he received word that he'd been accepted to the graduate diploma program in singing at the Royal College of Musics Benjamin Britten International School of Opera. While in London Nathan participated in the Chamber Choirs performance of Bach's "Weihnatchs Oratorium" at St. Johns in Smith Square with the RCM's Chamber Orchestra conducted by none other than Peter Schreier, one of the best Evangelist tenors of the 20th century. The performance received a five-star review from the most critical reviewer Richard Morrison.

I also heard from Maya Martin last spring. Maya, Beth Onofry and Jeffrey Garrett were all still working in admissions back at Dartmouth. They had just finished crushing the hopes and dreams of thousands of kids across America and were busy getting geared up for Dimensions!

Over the summer I heard from a bunch of '02s about their new pursuits. Asa Tapley wrote that he had started a new job in June as a policy analyst for the Auto Safety Group of Public Citizen, a national nonprofit consumer advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.

Mike Sevi wrote, "I'm currently deferring Harvard Law to study Hebrew in Jerusalem, Israel. I got here a couple weeks ago, and I'll be here for a year or so. When I'm not in the yeshiva studying, I usually pop over to Tel Aviv or Herzlyya to swim in the warm waters of the Mediterranean. It's awesome here. I can't wait to get Hebrew down fluently."

Brett Quimby is back in the United States after spending a great year in Rome, Italy (where he lived with fellow'02s Daniele Genadry and Chuki Lord). Teaching English and leading tours were great there, as well as the wine and the history and the food, but after a slight nudge from the Italian government he's back at home. On a side note, he added that Italian police stations are horrible places to hang out. If anyone's around the seacoast of New Hampshire drop him a blitz, since he says he's doing absolutely nothing.

Julie Greene wrote, "I'm in Freetown, Sierra Leone, working for the International Rescue Committee until spring 2004. It's green and tropical here and my balcony has a stellar view of the warm clean Atlantic about 1 kilometer away. Drop me a line if you'll be passing through or if you have contacts in the area!"

In August Kendra Tupper moved out to Boulder, Colorado, to work for the National Renewable Energy Labratory and get her master's degree in building systems engineering from UC Boulder.

I also received news of a three engagements. Brooke Atkinson wrote, 'After five years together Mark Yohalem and I got engaged in April 2003! We are currently living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where I'm working as an account coordinator at a Boston public relations firm and Mark is studying at Harvard Law School. We are planning a wedding for August 2004 in California."

Erin McCarthy and Kevin Donahue were also engaged last summer. Erin completed a masters degree in elementary education at Boston University and is now teaching third grade in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Kevin enjoyed his summer off from BU School of Medicine and was working on a research grant in the field of radiology. The couple plans a June 2004 wedding.

Finally, Emily Lescher wrote, "Andy Schmidt and I are engaged! We are starting to plan for a July or August '04 wedding. We're psyched!"