Stars | A Take Away Show

One of my favorite Blogoteque videos featuring two very well-performed songs.

Happy Valentines Day!

(Stars: "Your Ex-Lover is Dead", "How Much More")

Tufts in Zambia

Last Thursday we held the inaugural Tufts in Zambia alumni gathering, the realization of over a year of planning. Considering the university’s focus on international and health issues, it's not so surprising to find alumni working somewhere like Zambia. Still, the number of Jumbos in Lusaka is so high that it seemed necessary that we get together and meet. The profiles of the attendees spanned a range of disciplines and careers. Fletcher, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Engineering were all represented. The guest list was impressive; even the US Ambassador is a Jumbo! (a double Jumbo if you count his attendance at the Eliot-Pearson daycare center)

We sat down after work over appetizers and a special Tufts cocktail at Plates, my favorite local restaurant owned by a Tufts '08 grad. It was an opportunity to share and learn from the different paths others had taken between graduation and their current job. Of course it was also a chance to trade funny and sentimental stories from our time at school, my personal favorites involving a guilt-ridden kidnapping of an Abraham Lincoln cutout. We gathered around the Tufts banner for the requisite group photo which we can only hope to see in an upcoming issue of the university magazine. It was an enjoyable night and nice to feel the Tufts spirit again. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen, especially Rachel for providing the venue and Omar for bringing it all together.