Big News

Hey all,

I've not contributed to this for a while, although I have appreciated checking in on it every now and then. So that's my 2 cents on the blog's popularity -- it's definitely a good thing.

In any event, as most all of you know, I've been living out west with Lucky, Ricky, and Pinky, and though I haven't made it back east yet, my Colorado life will be ending in mid-May when I make the oh-so-exhilarating drive back home via Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and PA. I would have liked to stay here for the summer, but certain plans (which I will explain in the next paragraph) got in the way. The winter here has been awesome. I've skiied 95 days so far, and hope to get a couple more good ones in by the end. My job, working in a ski boot shop with Jamie (Jake and Rich worked in the Vail branch of the same store), couldn't be better. Our manager, a Bates grad, might as well have graduated last Spring, as his one of his nicknames in Captain Blackout. Needless to say, he knows how to party and, more importantly, lets us ski every day.

So the big news, which I've gotten distracted from, is that I'm pulling a Jake Franklin (you can expect an email from me soon, Jake) and on June 29 moving to China, where I will be teaching English for two years through the Peace Corps. It's an exciting and daunting prospect, and I probably haven't given it enough thought yet, since I really don't know what else to say about it now. I will, however, get home in mid-may and promptly travel Northeast to check out Colby graduation and meet up with as many other people as I possibly can. I'll also probably open up a Skype account at some point, so expect further news on that front.

Anyways, I gotta make like my pants and split, but I hope to talk to all of you pretty soon. Hope things are splendid with all of you!

One love,
Charlie