Sophia was no slouch this weekend. While Sam was away she and I attended a workshop at KU as part of the Walk On By Campaign. A program designed to help students and others with positive and empowering ways to respond, and not respond, to hate speech. Many thanks to Vicki Malone, Jen Schlegel and everyone at KU who made the event possible.

This is a picture in the Reading Eagle article on the event, Sophie and I are working on a piece of poster art that will be available for students to have and use as part of peaceful, positive and productive campaigns to counter hate speech.  

According to Sam’s report the buffet for accepted students was quite nice. The regular dining hall was ok, decent food and plenty of it. Breakfast at a local eatery in Ithaca where we’ve been before was outstanding😉

Lots of Swag, including a cool Ithaca backpack. From which Sam produced both a list of interesting programs and sources of additional financial aid. That’s our boy!

Sam had a great time at Ithaca! Happy to have him home. Next week it’s off to check out Arcadia University.

Sam is off on his second college overnight tomorrow morning. He will wake up bright and early at 5am to head out to Ithaca College. Thanks to friends he has someone we personally know to hang out with. Although he thoroughly enjoyed staying with the XC team at Juanita and got a 4 mile run at 6:45 am out of it.

This was our first visit to Ithaca College last summer.  Sam drives there tomorrow for an accepted student day and overnight on his own.  Pretty Cool!

Got the confirmation for our Registration at the Wooden Boat School for Summer 2018. Sophie and I will learn to sail this summer and Sam and Andy will be camp cooks. No sleep ’till Brooklin !

View from top of Waldo-Hancock Bridge spanning Penobscot, River.  We cross this bridge to get to the Wooden Boat School in Brooklin, Maine.