Summer
We had a wonderful summer--I w/ students on our exchange program in Germany for 3 weeks, then 10 great days in France w/Marian & four other very patient friends. 
We spent a week in a rented villa in the Dordogne--magnifique!!! A week at the shore in Rehoboth DE topped it off, then we were back in school. For us both returning was the most difficult readjustment we can remember. September was cheered up by a visit from our new French "daughter." We met her at the first reunion with my French family, with whom I spent the summer 25 years ago. That was a very special "highlight!"
Coming Up
In addition to continuing our usual routine of teaching, attending workshops and supervising our student activities, I'll be taking the next course at College of St. Elizabeth, singing in church choir and also accompanying Marian & her students during a week in France this coming April.
Then in July we'll be guiding an adult tour bus for 2 weeks from Budapest via Vienna & Prague to Bavaria, where we'll also see the Oberammergau Passion Play. Of course we'll try to stay longer to visit friends and get some more "French time" in for Marian, and then end the summer again in Rehoboth DE.
Keeping in Touch
It was great to hear from so many of you this 
holiday season, with several updates about your lives. These letters not only keep us current but also help us to focus on the good things that we have, putting the daily stresses aside for a while. Thanks for thinking of us! And for those outside metropolitan NYC, please remember that we're only 20 miles from the city and have room for a few visitors if you're coming to the area. We'd love to catch up in person!! Write to us meanwhile.
Take care and know that we wish you a safe and healthy 2000!
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certification program, while contending with increasingly rebellious adolescents in this my 25th year of teaching at