Le Grande Reunion

This past Sunday, August 28, Natalie Halbach and I reunited in Washington, D.C. after not having seen each other for more than two years. Our precious few hours together reinvigorated me for my classes at Johns Hopkins, which began on Monday. At one point Natalie keenly observed that we'd re-connected so quickly that it was as if we'd not spent those years away from each other at all. Of course, throughout that time he skills and determination as a letter writer certainly did help to preserve our bond. We didn't do much in D.C. except to go to Mass, grab some food at Eastern Market, then sit around and talk...which is to say - we did a great deal. She has so many fascinating stories to share about France, about Africa, and about the special man in her life. Our time together was brief, but invaluable. She's headed off to a field placement in Louisville, KY this Thursday for her fellowship in hunger policy - best of luck to her as she begins a new phase in her own life. The above picture is of the two of us in her temporary D.C. residence, a sort of Quaker meeting house. See how happy we are to be together again after so long!