Aaron and Reiko both broached a subject that came up every year in the Biodesign Class. No study of biology can go far without considering the “complementary yet opposite” dilemma of life and death. Yosemite commonly raised student hopes, dreams and visions to a higher elevation. Grand Canyon often evoked feelings of such immensity … [Read more…]
Reiko The dinner team had served a wonderful dinner of spaghetti, green salad, grilled garlic French-bread and “Decadent Brownies.” Most of the students were down at the beach playing Frisbee, beach football or relaxing. I went to my tent to retrieve my guitar, song books, and notes for the evening campfire meeting. Reiko, an … [Read more…]
Aaron Being a teenager is hard. Growing up at Lake Berryessa and going to school in St. Helena sometimes seemed like looking through a window at another world that I was neither familiar with nor part of. The daily life of someone that lived in St. Helena was so much different than mine that I … [Read more…]
I recently completed the first (and only) revision of Biodesign Out For a Walk. A dozen errors – give or take – were corrected. Geoff Martin (’92) identified several paragraphs that “needed more scaffolding,” including the ending. During the whole process of editing, I sadly realized that I neglected crediting Mark Salvestrin for his amazing … [Read more…]