"i am confident you'll do great wherever you go.

you pay attention and have been
tremendously successful in college;

c'mon, i know, you were my student

and you're really smart and stuff."

i met with Kip (chair of the Education dept!)

on a sunny friday afternoon

for some final advice and we

chatted for an hour about my options,

Education, our lives and

pork sandwiches.

he offered so much encouragement

and it was reassuring how much

he believes in/knows me.

"i think you'll really like it there."- K

"you'd be happy there." -J