Our youngest son graduated with honors Sunday from St. John's University. The weather was sunny and warm enough. The ceremony was in the Abbey church. No one did a cartwheel or made a radical political statement, but two of the graduates received their diplomas barefooted. Andy wasn't one of them.
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=tt9TX95pLC0The past four years have gone fast. His friends said the same. I think it was beginning to sink in that their lives would never interact the same way again. Andy's roommate freshman and sophmore years is moving to Florida. Another roommate will work in Houston this summer and then work at the college for a year before going to grad school.
I spent the day cleaning out closets and storeage space making room for the stuff that will come home with him. It takes time because I stopped to look at a box of childhood art and school projects from the kids. Kids art--the best. Why didn't I frame it? My daughter was the most prolific. Will have to take that box out and show it to the kids next time we get together. There may be 16 yrs between kindergarten and college graduation but it seems much shorter.
News today of a huge earthquake in central China. I asked the "kid" if it was near where he stayed last summer. He did spend four days in the city that was the epicenter of the quake. No news that Chongquin (where he lived ) was badly affected. Aren't these disasters coming a little too close? We will keep China in our prayers and especially Linfeng, Andy's Chinese grad. student partner from last summer.
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