My wife, daughter, and I caught the coronavirus in late February. We left on a one-week trip to Switzerland in the last week of February, with symptoms, but unaware that what we had was the SARS-CoV 2. Upon returning to Portugal, we stayed at home, although the population had not yet been ordered to quarantine. […]
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John Wright ’70
My passion for languages, first sparked when I move to Switzerland in 2005, continues to grow, and since retiring I have more time to study, though the days go by amazingly quickly. Lately I’ve been referring again to the Latin dictionary that I used while at Thacher. That it has survived 50 years and is […]
Randolph Head ’74
In November 2017, I traveled to Zurich to receive the Max Geilinger Prize, awarded for building cultural relations between Switzerland and the English-speaking world. Celebrating over lunch at a 300-year-old guild house was quite an experience. Randolph Head CdeP 1974
Randy Head ’74
I learned in January that I’ve been awarded the Max Geilinger Prize in Zurich, Switzerland. The prize is given every two to three years for work that “encourages cultural relations between Switzerland and the Anglo-Saxon language region.” The prize ceremony will take place in November 2017, in Zurich. Read more about Randy’s acknowledgement Randy Head […]
Charles Burton Evans Jr. ’68
Strange Daze or as my daughter says “the duality of life.” My place burned down in a wild fire, where I could have been killed and I lost everything…. Global warming, even the fire station was partial burned down and the fire teams ran for their lives too. The brush beyond dry, we have been […]
Hill Hastings ’66
Briefly: a great June class reunion and reminder of how fortunate we are for such an interesting and cohesive group. I remain “semi-retired”- Mostly operating long distance patient/athletes from around the country. Too many, but still stimulating lectureships, almost every week taking me away from our idyllic Telluride. (Austin, Orlando, Tampa, Austin, Boston, Seattle, Switzerland […]
John Wright ’70
Alas, I was not able to attend the reunion this year, but I’m looking forward to the 50th in 2020. (Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?) If you’re ever in Zurich, please look me up and I’d be delighted to show you the sights. John Wright CdeP 1970
John Wright ’70
John Wright is newly married to Reyla and continues living and working in Zurich, Switzerland. John Wright CdeP 1970
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 […]
Wendi Haggard Nitschmann ’83
This summer was quite eventful… I finished the first draft of my book, “The Long Engagement” in June. Then I was able to relax and celebrate my husband’s 50th birthday – we rented a chateau in the Loire Valley of France for two weeks in July, and invited friends and family to join us. It […]