Lanlan Jin ’07

Hello from a magical Japanese spring! Are you well? I am visiting my Japanese hometown in the countryside of Nara Prefecture. Walking amidst drifting cherry blossom petals, I am reminded of the wonderful walks under starry night skies at Thacher. There’s a Japanese saying “ichi go ichi e”, which translates to “each encounter, precious encounter” […]

Collin Downey ’93

Collin, Irene, and Malani welcomed their son and baby brother, Liam Bodhi, into this world one year ago on September 2nd. Just 6 months old, Liam hiked the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage with his family on an April trip to Japan when all were blessed with an incredible, full bloom Sakura in Japan’s old capital, Kyoto. […]

Steve Peletz ’77

Steve and Kyra are looking forward to the class reunion in 2017! We became empty nesters in Sept 2016. While parenting and taking care of elderly parents still ranks high on the agenda, prospects for travel and adventure are looking pretty good right now. Steve has recently re-connected with his past love for scuba diving […]

Mike Baldwin ’52

Jim Lipman and Judy came upon a letter to the editor of Archaeology magazine written by Mike Baldwin. It is reprinted below along with its accompanying photo. A Cowboy Remembers Thank you for your article “Ballad of the Paniolo” (.January/February 2016).  I was born on Maui in 1934 and spent much time at Ulupalakua Ranch, […]

Martha Gregory ’06

I just got back from Japan where I was playing with an Australian women’s ultimate Frisbee team at Dream Cup, one of Japan’s biggest tournaments. I’m still living in Brooklyn doing freelance film and video editing. I’m also working on a documentary, called Adaptation Now, about climate change as it starts to seriously affect different […]

Christopher Carpenter ’58

I retired in 2000 after 30 years with the United Nations having worked in the Congo, Malaysia, China, Japan, Somalia, Vietnam and Russia. Upon retirement I set up a foundation which builds small-scale infrastructure projects in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and, over the past 5 years, primary and secondary schools in North Korea. Having […]