On the State front, I have reconnected with a few former co-workers, but there has not been a lot of time for kayaking or too many off-Island activities. I did make it up to Columbia to watch UGA play USC in women’s tennis. UGA won and it was wonderful to see Nadja, the former student from when I was being a house parent. I also got to watch her and her team play their first round matches of the NCAA tournament in Athens, GA a couple of weeks ago.

Last weekend I got to Charleston with my son for the Spoleto festival. We saw the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater which was a wonderful treat as I have not seen them perform in many years and they did one of my favorite pieces, “Revelation”. It was nice to have time with Chris – he is planning to move to Northern California in the fall and return to school, so I will miss him a lot.