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I Saw Hamilton So Now I’m Going to Orphan My Son.

saw Hamilton on Broadway — because I’m (sort of) young, scrappy, and hungry and also (very) white, privileged, and on trend — and boy did it inspire me. First of all, I immediately purchased Ron Chernow’s biography of Hamilton, which I haven’t started reading yet, but might at some point. Then, I memorized the lyrics to “Satisfied” (devoting an entire work day to it, my patients be damned). And most notably, in a year or so, my husband and I plan to orphan our eleven-year-old son. I know that sounds extreme, but I’ve listened to the album almost five hundred times and it is very clear that Hamilton became the man he was because nothing was handed to him. I need to stop handing things to my son. And I’m going to start by, as Eliza says, “erasing myself from the narrative.” I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, But what if your son becomes an Aaron Burr? He was an orphan too! Yeah. That’s a concern. What’s more of a concern, though, is my son’s unnerving chill-ness and his utter lack of incentive to prove himself to anyone. And he doesn’t even smoke pot yet! He’s a nice kid, eats his stupid vegetables, isn’t outspoken about anything, not even the unfortunate family name we stuck between his first and last (Poone), and prefers meandering around the backyard gathering bruised oranges to teaching himself French or reading philosophy translated from the Greek. So yeah, I think I’ll take the risk that my son might become an Aaron Burr. Besides, have you seen Leslie Odom Jr.’s portrayal of history’s most misunderstood man? Look, if my son becomes a well-regarded lawyer who can also sing and rap and dance with that kind of passion, who the hell am I to complain? I actually encouraged him to duel it out with Rajiv, his arch nemesis from next door, just to get it out of his system, but he said he didn’t want anyone to get hurt. “Hon,” I said, “Most disputes die and no one shoots.” He asked, “Are you quoting Hamilton?” “Yeah,” I said. He shook his head. “Fine. Will you be my second?” “But I’m the doctor!” I said, because I am. He asked if Rajiv could be his second. Have you ever heard of someone so in need of orphaning?? Since the duel fail, I’ve been playing “The World Was Wide Enough” on repeat during his carpool to fencing practice. I think it’s working and he understands that it’s no big deal how much funnier Rajiv’s epee puns are than his fart jokes because they can each carve out lives of import across the country from one another and will, in fact, once we orphan my son and he goes to live with my sister in Wyoming. That being said, I’m not content to see him take the opportunities we give him and squander them by cheating on his wife with a victim of the patriarchy, like Alexander did with Maria. I mean I get it, who could resist a person with that kind of vocal quality and eloquent phrasing? My god, the woman can sing! But I am certain that if my son hears Jefferson — no

slouch, but no orphan — chanting, “Never gonna be president now” enough times and recalls that terrifying way he flung all those papers in Hamilton’s face, he will, for the love of god, get out of the city and go upstate to his wife’s goddamn lake! Or better yet, don’t even have a wife. You see, watching Hamilton did more than prompt me to spend most of my waking hours doing Google image searches of Phillip Hamilton (HOT) or skimming Wikipedia entries about how the Schuyler sisters’ dad owned slaves in upstate New York (WHAT?) and that John Laurens and Hamilton might

“HON,” I SAID, “MOST DISPUTES DIE AND NO ONE SHOOTS.” have been in love (YES!). The show is an object lesson in why you can’t just orphan your child and expect him to acquire ALL the grit and wherewithal he needs to not ruin his chance at the presidency. Or, you know, whatever career he chooses. You need to make sure, before you go, that nothing’s going to get in his way! The reason we’re waiting a year to do this whole orphaning thing is not only to replicate the exact age at which Hamilton was on his own (12), thereby ensuring he is mature enough to handle the crushing blow of our absence, but also emotionally devastated enough for it to affect, change, and drive him forevermore, but also to make sure his brother is in college. That way, he’ll never sacrifice his happiness for Trevor’s, like Angelica did for Eliza. That way, he can stop being the helpless little idiot I created and become the kind of man Alexander Hamilton was, and MORE. That way I can stop worrying that his mediocrity is my fault. That way, he can be president. And that way, I can afford to see Hamilton at least one more time, from the orchestra. --Katie Schorr lives in Brooklyn and is at work on her first novel. She writes about motherhood here: schorrthing.tumblr.com

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WRAPPED in a bulletproof vest, Brian Lash lay on the floorboards of a beat up old Chevy looking up at his personal security detail–two heavily armed ex-special forces men with large assault rifles strapped to their chests. The setting: Iraq in 2004. Beat up cars drew less attention. He was used to bumpy rides; the number one rule of driving in Iraq–go as fast as you can and don’t stop for anything until you reach the destination. On this occasion, however, the car sat motionless, completely gridlocked by Baghdad traffic. They were surrounded on all sides with no way to identify friend verses foe. Tensions were high and for the first time his security detail were nervous. The windows came down and both guards stuck their rifles through the openings, making it very clear what would happen to anyone who approached the car. Finally, the driver was able to get up on the sidewalks and maneuver out of traffic, and the rifles receded back into the car. Removed from immediate danger, Lash briefly wondered what he, a Jewish guy from Jericho, Long Island, was doing in the middle of Iraq. Now, sitting in the den of his Chestnut Hill home, Lash can look back with pride on what he and his company, Target Logistics, accomplished in Basra, Iraq. He and his team overcame the dangers and logistical challenges that are part of working in a war zone, the dust storms and extreme heat (129°F in the shade), to provide housing, dining, recreation, medical and security for 2200 US, British and Iraqi soldiers. As the founder and former CEO of Target Logistics–a leading global provider of temporary, turnkey workforce housing–Lash has been a part of many projects all over the world that have put him in dangerous situations.

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Eventually, he switched from moving thousands of people to housing thousands of people, and what started as Target Ski Tours evolved into Target Logistics, the largest provider of temporary housing solutions in the United States. Target Logistics provided housing to U.S Government personnel during the extremely tense 2002 Winter Olympic Games, the first Olympics after 9/11. The U.S Government had more personnel at the games than ever before, and Target Logistics successfully and efficiently housed the thousands of federal agents and security personnel. For Harley Davidson, Target built and operated Riders’ Ranch, housing over 10,000 Harley owners for the 100th anniversary celebration of Harley Davidson in 2003. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Target Logistics contributed to the disaster relief effort. With clearance from the Department of Homeland Security, they frequently worked deep into the night–well past the New Orleans citywide curfew– to create an emergency, 700-person modular camp in East New Orleans. For Tulane University, they brought in a cruise ship to house faculty, students and staff and built over 200 dorm rooms in a vacant parking lot to house displaced students. After selling control of the company in 2013, (Lash still serves as a consultant on business development initiatives), the successful businessman and savvy entrepreneur turned his attention to a new challenge: the world’s refugee crisis. Over the past few years, corrupt governments and murderous gangs 50

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in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador have forced thousands of Central Americans to flee their homes and seek asylum in the United States. In response to this, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), in collaboration with the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), commissioned the country’s largest refugee camp in Dilley, Texas to house the asylum seekers while they are being processed. Lash and Target Logistics were hired to build the 2,400-person facility and operate its dining rooms, and provide all of its janitorial and maintenance needs. Ideally, it is meant to be a transitional facility with a constantly changing population as refugees get processed on their path to become US citizens–if they pass a background check–and make room for new asylum seekers. “I think the camp is a beta test [for how the US will handle large influxes of refugees],” says Lash. “It wasn’t inexpensive, but it’s a complete living, breathing city with four indoor basketball courts, three soccer fields, over 200,000 feet of education space, medical space, and court rooms.”

While Target Logistics was working on the camp in Dilley and pursuing similar refugee related contracts in the US, the Syrian refugee crisis was seriously impacting Europe. After the sale of Target Logistics, Lash became one of the largest stockholders in Algeco Scotsman, a modular space and secure storage provider based in London. In the summer of 2015, one of the partners called and asked Brian, “Can you come over here and take a look around? Let’s see if we can do in Europe what you did in Texas.” That is how Lash began working with the governments of European countries on efforts to accommodate millions of Syrian refugees as well as refugees from other countries. Lash’s experience provided him a unique understanding of the logistical planning and housing required to successfully manage the massive influx of people. Target Logistics landed their first contract in Germany to house a couple thousand refugees, and Lash met with officials from Denmark, Austria, Sweden and Belgium. Through these discussions, Lash quickly realized that the facility they created in Dilley would not be possible in Europe. “The Europeans, while opening their arms to the Syrian refugees, are really not tremendously excited about them being there, and they want their countries to spend as little as possible to get the refugees resettled. So, the budget that the US government approved for what I’m doing in Dilley, I don’t think will ever be approved in Europe. And I’m not saying that Europe is cheap and America is generous, but it’s that they are dealing with millions [of refugees], and we’re dealing with tens of thousands. It’s a tremendous crisis like never before seen in Europe,” states Lash. “I’ll give you an example: Austria, Belgium, Sweden, and Denmark,

all four of those countries, are somewhere between 10 and 15 million people. All four of those countries have agreed to take north of 50,000 refugees. To put that into perspective, that would be like America taking in 1.5 million refugees, because we are 30 times bigger than those countries. Do you know what this country would do if we announced we were taking in 1.5 million Syrian refugees?” The sheer size of the crisis, compared to the size of the European countries trying to handle it, has Lash concerned about the realistic ability of these countries to successfully accommodate refugees. “When I went to Austria in November, they had used a BandAid to get through the winter: they bought 1,000 heated tents [for the refugees], and Austria is a pretty cold country,” Lash says. “They did the best they could on short notice– nobody could have predicted that millions of people would be coming across the borders–but the fact is these people are there in Europe to stay, and they have got to be treated as human beings. They have to be given quality housing and food, and an ample opportunity to get educated and find jobs in the local economy, or both the refugees and the countries are going to have huge problems going forward.” Lash is well aware of the horrible realities facing refugees at poorly constructed camps, like the one in Calais, France, known as “the jungle.” He has seen firsthand what can happen when people are trapped in environments that don’t provide them with basic necessities. “If you treat the refugees the way the French are in Calais, you’ll need more security, because those conditions are abominable–inadequate toilets, showers, sinks, laundry, housing, food, you name it. If you put thousands of people in a junkyard, they’re going to react, and react violently.” “European countries need to allocate the proper amount of money to get these people resettled in a professional way, so that they can eventually contribute to the growth of their new countries and the economy.” At the end of the day, each country’s ability to successfully accommodate refugees boils down to how much they are willing to spend, and as Lash explains, Austria was not willing to spend nearly enough. “I was in discussions with the Austrians, I met with their office of refugee resettlement, and they announced their budget is €19 per person per day–which is basically just over $21–to house them and feed them three meals a day. We politely recused ourselves from that opportunity, because at €19, we can’t make money, and we also wouldn’t be proud of the product that we’d be delivering…We are not going to do something that doesn’t offer quality food, accommodations, and sanitary conditions, and at €19 we just can’t do that.” Lash declares that €50 per person per day is a price point he feels can provide the refugees decent housing, food, and janitorial facilities, but he understands how that number could feel impossible to a small country like Austria. “Let’s look at €50 per person per day. That’s €1 billion a year, for

a country like Austria which has less than 10 million people. That would alter their balance sheet significantly.” So if these countries have to deal with the refugees already there, and they have to provide an acceptable budget but cannot afford that budget, what are they to do? Lash’s proposed solutions involve spreading the refugees out over more countries, or centralizing the refugees in European Unionsponsored cities, both with the goal of lessening the burden for each country individually. “Everyone has to step up, and I think the EU has to make an edict, that says, ‘Every country takes in 0.5% of their population.’ For example, Germany has about 100 million people, so they would take 500,000 refugees. Or, the EU should sponsor very large refugee cities that process the refugees, the way we do in Dilley… This would allow Europe to catch its breath, find out who these refugees are, their backgrounds, their skillsets, and find them proper homes in countries that have agreed to accept them. There are members of the EU that have stepped up and said that they will take their fair share, but it’s not enough.” When asked if the United States ought to take in its share of Syrian refugees, Lash says yes, but quickly turns his attention to the responsibilities of our allies in the Middle East. “One of the most screwed up things about this whole refugee crisis from Syria, is that our allies in the Middle East aren’t taking in their fair share of people of the same religion, same culture, same language, who eat the same food and live in the same climate. Namely: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates. These are five of the richest countries on earth per capita. Why aren’t refugee camps being set up in these countries? Admittedly, you’ve got the Sunnis and the Shiites and the Kurds and there’s a lot of violence between them, but, leaving that aside… these refugees are having huge difficulty dealing with the climate in Europe, the food, and Saudi Arabia and UAE can afford to take in these refugees. Why aren’t they?” Lash does not pretend to have all the answers, but what he does have is invaluable experience in the logistical realities of creating temporary refugee housing facilities, and a genuine interest in the rights and livelihoods of people seeking asylum. “There’s a lot to get your arms around with this situation. We have talked [over the course of the interview] about political philosophy, humanitarian philosophy, business philosophy, and they are all intertwined here. Am I a mercenary? To some degree. Am I a humanitarian? 100%.” --A native of Boston, MA, Noam Waksman is one of New York City’s newest residents. He works in digital marketing and is a lover of all things comedy, literature, and sports.

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Garrison, New York, though both her conception of “fat,” and Hollywood’s, is many pounds off the mark. She and her husband actually considered moving to Westport from New York – the schools are great, especially for a child with special needs, which Dunn has – but wound up in Putnam County instead. She considered setting “Housewife” in New Canaan or Darien, but didn’t think people outside of Connecticut knew either town. Greenwich, meanwhile, “sounded too rich.” So Westport it was. The “Westport” viewers will see when it premieres Tuesday, October 11 (8:30 p.m., ABC) is one in which 40-year-old women try to look like teenagers (and wear not one but two Fitbits). They work out obsessively, down green drinks, and own labradoodles. Their sons read the Robb Report, everyone talks about money, and (of course) they all live in very large homes. “I’m overweight,” Dunn repeats. “I took a spin class at the Westport SoulCycle. It’s a hard place to be a mom. There are a lot of very beautiful, very fit women who don’t look like they have kids but do.” Katie Otto – the “fat” housewife played by Katy Mixon of “Mike and Molly” fame – is “a beautiful woman, with a beautiful shape,” Dunn says. “She has a relatable body for Americans. She doesn’t start on a diet on the show. That’s not her. I care about women feeling proud of who

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they are, no matter what size. I don’t think 40-year-olds need to be size 4.” But is that the type of women who really fill Westport? Is she reflecting – or creating – a stereotype? “There are probably different Westports, just like there are different Beverly Hillses,” Dunn admits. “There is a lot of wealth in Westport, and there are people just hanging on. This is not a reality show about Westport. It’s a 21-minute comedy.” Warming to her subject, she continues: “This is not a send-up of Westport. It’s not a caricature. Westport stands in for any wealthy suburb, where women are involved with their schools and their kids.” Dunn hopes that viewers “see Westport as a beautiful place, with great schools. There’s a fun, fantasy element there too, I think.” She would like to include references to places like the Spotted Horse, Longshore and Compo

beach. “In Westport, there’s a feeling that you’re on vacation in your hometown,” she says. This being television, the show is not filmed in town. (The early spring day a camera crew arrived to shoot a few quick scenes for the pilot, a late snowstorm blew in.) But Kenny Schwartz, one of the executive producers, did grow up in Westport. He’s offered some childhood memories to help Westportize the show. Overall, Dunn does not think that a comedy once called “The

of the mega-mansions in Southampton – as well as several other properties, which viewers did not see during season one. (Season two of “Billions” will air on February 19, 2017.) Though Levien and Koppelman do not share Axelrod’s rarefied air, Levien says he and his co-creators/writers understood that although “these people are so influential in the world of finance,” they are also “moms and dads, people that you see in their daily life.” He believes “Billions” portrays “the ways in which they’re like everyone else, and the

“CLEARLY, WHAT’S THE POINT OF BECOMING A BILLIONAIRE AND HAVING TO COMMUTE? YOU MAY AS WELL SET UP THE WORLD TO WORK FOR YOU.” Second Fattest Housewife in Westport” will be seen as bad or demeaning. In fact she says, “I think it will be good for property values. All the things people who live there like about Westport, I think viewers will too.” Property values – and all things financial – are on the mind of Bobby Axelrod, the ambitious, charming and ruthless manager at Axe Capital, the Westport-based hedge fund at the center of “Billions.” Of course, high finance is seldom divorced from the law. Or from sex. The Showtime series has ample doses of both. Andrew Ross Sorkin created “Billions,” along with writers David Levien and Brian Koppelman. Levien – a Greenwich resident – says all three came up with the idea of setting Axe Capital in Westport. “We arrived at it because obviously, so many of the leading hedge funds are in Fairfield County,” he explains. “There are a lot of hedge funds in Manhattan as well. But we like the idea of it feeling like two worlds, in a way.” Downtown New York – the Southern District, with its courts and U.S. attorney (played by Paul Giamatti) – stand in stark contrast to “this more suburban place where all this great wealth is handled.” Koppelman lives in Manhattan. He says, “It’s understandable why people would want to be in the bucolic environs of Fairfield County. The fact is, why wouldn’t you want to finish your day being a mover of world markets, and then go and ride your horse on a beautiful horse farm? I mean, why isn’t that a perfect day?” Notwithstanding the fact that most hedge fund wizards seldom arrive home in time to ride a horse – or that there are no more horse farms in Westport – Levien adds, “Clearly, what’s the point of becoming a billionaire and having to commute? You may as well set up the world to work for you.” It’s indicated that Axelrod and his family live in Westport. They have a home in the Hamptons – a way-larger-than-life house shown in the opening scene, which in real life actually does dwarf many 64

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ways they are just different from everybody else.” So why is Westport – at least, the Westport of fat housewives and fat-cat hedge fund managers – on Hollywood’s radar? “We live on the East Coast,” Levien says. “That’s why we’re interested in writing about these settings. I don’t know what else about Fairfield County happens to be drawing Hollywood’s attention right now. Maybe there’s just this idea that in a lot of ways Westport is like this quintessential, well-to-do suburb in the mind of America.” In other words, just like in the days of Lucy, Willoughby, and “Bewitched.” Times change. But the Westport the rest of America sees on TV is still all black and white. --Westport’s Dan Woog is the author of Westport’s popular blog, “06880.”

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first saw The Garden of Earthly Delights in an art history book when I was 14 years old and I have been fascinated by this painting and its painter, Hieronymus Bosch, ever since. In 1971, I spent a seminal week of my life at the Prado Museum in Madrid staring for hours every day at this 500-year-old wonder of the art world, trying to grasp its meaning, context, and surreal visual vocabulary. I can still close my eyes and remember my first in-person impressions of The Garden of Earthly Delights and its dazzling imagery, fantastical characters, and spectacular colors: On the left panel of this massive triptych (about 7 feet by 13 feet), Adam and Eve are in the Garden of Eden, with a Jesus/God-like figure appearing to marry them. In the upper part of the left panel we see a sweet giraffe (the Garden is among the earliest paintings to show a giraffe) and a gentle elephant. Looming over the panel are fairytale towers made of pink and blue materials that resemble sandcastles at the beach. In the lower area there is a pool of reptilian and amphibian figures in the midst of their evolution. In the vast center panel, giant strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries… bubbles blown up to translucent spheres big enough to encase two people, a pool inhabited by naked bathing women surrounded by naked men riding all manner of creatures from stags to unicorns, camels, lions, and cats... humongous woodpeckers and owls, a human form lying in a massive clam shell, a red teepee, mermaids, fish, and crustaceans of all kinds… men with huge wings flying through the sky… humans, black and white, talking in groups, standing on their heads, engaged in mysterious and mostly erotic activities. And then, in the final panel, horror movie scenes from a frightening Hellscape…. A harp with its strings used as an instrument of torture… a man kissing a pig dressed up in a nun’s habit… a

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pink heart that doubles as a bagpipe… a sharp knife sitting between two huge ears… a tree man with tree trunks for legs and a cracked eggshell for a body… a city burning in the distance… and so much more. For a tip of a few pesetas (maybe ten American cents back then) you could get the Prado guard to close the side panels of the triptych and reveal the grisaille scene on the painting’s exterior panels depicting the birth of the round earth. (Bosch, born around the same time as Columbus, knew the earth was round, even if dogmatic clergy and officials claimed it was not). In that snowy Spanish January of 1971, I gazed into the Garden of Earthly Delights and tried to discern what was in Bosch’s mind when he painted it five centuries earlier. I spent time with the other Bosch paintings in the Prado as well, particularly the Haywain, which echoes key themes of the Garden of Earthly Delights. Bosch’s native Brabant region (in today’s Netherlands) was a kind of colony of Spain during the artist’s lifetime and for most of the century that followed. Philip II was the 16th century Hapsburg Emperor who ruled much of Europe from his headquarters in Spain at the palace/monastery outside Madrid today known as the Escorial. Philip became fascinated with Bosch and bought as many Bosch paintings as he could get his hands on. It is said that Philip kept The Garden of Earthly Delights in his own private quarters at the Escorial where he could see it every day and share it with only his most intimate friends and visitors. Bosch has many “firsts” to his credit: • He is the godfather of surrealism who painted fantastical and often horrifying “duivels en monsters” as the Dutch like to say, four centuries before Salvador Dali pioneered what we know today as surrealism. • Bosch’s Wayfarer may be the first painting in history to depict an ordinary man (as opposed to a religious figure, nobleman, or wealthy family) as a hero. It is definitely the first painting of an existential hero–a man suffering doubt and pain and seeking to find his own moral bearings on the difficult course of life. • Bosch may also be the first artist to use the triptych form to tell a story that was not a traditional religious one. A devout and loyal Catholic, Bosch may be the first to rail against the excess and hypocrisy of his own church through visual art rather than the written word. • And while a few artists before Bosch painted positive and negative views of the afterlife, no one addressed these subjects with his exotic/erotic view of Heaven or the detailed horror movie aesthetics of his vision of Hell. As a college student in 1972, I started writing a book about Hieronymus Bosch. Although I never completed that effort (in truth, I didn’t get very far at all), his work remained an intellectual passion for me. Over the ensuing decades of my life, I wrote 14 books and enjoyed multiple careers in journalism, consulting, investment banking, and venture capital. Through all that time, Bosch’s enigmatic art was never far from my thoughts. As I approached my 60th birthday three years ago, my wife and son wanted to know what we should do to celebrate. I said I didn’t want a party. What I wanted was to embark as a family on a multiyear experiential adventure to see all the known Bosch paintings still extant in the world. Sitting in our own “garden of earthly delights” in the backyard of our home in Weston, CT on the beautiful August day that was 74

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my 60th birthday in 2013, my wife Julie read reports from various websites about the plans to hold a 500th anniversary celebration for Bosch in 2016 in his hometown of ‘s Hertogenbosch (better known by its shortened name, Den Bosch) in the Netherlands. Reading about the ambitious plans of the local Noordbrabants Museum, we knew right then that this would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see much of Bosch’s work in one place. Whatever came together in 2016 in Den Bosch, we wanted to be there. Fast forward to Den Bosch, the Netherlands, April 2016: I am in my element here. The whole town has reinvented itself as a daily Bosch festival celebrating the 500th year since the death of Hieronymus, its most famous citizen. In the Noordbrabants Museum show devoted to Bosch I am looking into the utterly mad

“THE WAYFARER” ALSO KNOWN AS “THE PEDLAR” BY HIERONYMUS BOSCH, THE BOIJMANS MUSEUM, ROTTERDAM, IS AN OIL ON PANEL, CIRCA 1500. THE MUSEUM IS THE ONLY DUTCH MUSEUM THAT OWNS ANY PAINTINGS BY BOSCH. © 2016 JULIE O’CONNOR PHOTO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

scene at the heart of the Haywain triptych, a painting more than 500 years old that seems starkly contemporary in 2016. The central image depicts humanity’s follies as a race to grab the most hay from a groaningly heavy harvest season hay wagon, even though the wagon should (theoretically) have plenty for everyone. The Haywain is far more ruthless in its condemnation of social inequality than a Bernie Sanders speech. There is a murder taking place with one man slitting another man’s throat in full view of the crowd. Is this the first murder scene in Western art that does not focus on the martyrdom of a religious figure? Nuns who have taken vows of poverty are loading up on grain directly from communal sacks while a fat self-satisfied priest looks on. In the right panel, a surrealist’s vision of Hell provides a frightening reminder of where all this human folly may lead. Meanwhile, arriving on horseback from the left hand side of the central image to join the feeding frenzy are the Pope and the Emperor. It’s the last days of the medieval

world order. Spain, which has colonized the Netherlands, is moving toward the most horrific punishments and tortures for those who run afoul of the Spanish Inquisition. Under these circumstances, who openly criticizes the Pope and the Emperor? Hieronymus Bosch, that’s who. Or at least the artist we know in English as Hieronymus Bosch. Born as “Jheronimus van Aken” (Jerome van Aken in English) into a family of painters that included his father and grandfather, he appropriated the town’s name as his own surname as his artwork became more widely known in Europe. Historians don’t know for sure when he was born, but the consensus of scholars now puts his birth date at around 1450, when his native realm of Brabant was in the last throes of feudalism. Sometime in the late 1400s or early 1500s, Bosch completed the Haywain in his workshop on the market square just a few blocks walk from the museum and signed it: jheronimus bosch. Now, in the spring of 2016, tickets to Bosch: Visions of a Genius

published regularly. New digital archives turn up new information about Bosch on a weekly basis. And works too frail to travel have been restored so they can be viewed by broader audiences. Almost half a million people saw Bosch: Visions of a Genius over a three-month period. The overwhelming demand for tickets was so high that the museum had to do away with being closed one day a week. It stayed open later and later, and eventually, by the end of the show, it was happily embracing a 24/7 schedule. We were fortunate enough to have bought tickets online months in advance. And so we toured the show every day for the better part of a week, breaking when needed for some TOP TO BOTTOM: JULIE O’CONNOR AND DAN BURSTEIN STAND IN FRONT OF A REPRODUCTION OF “THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS” IN THE JHERONIMUS BOSCH ART CENTER, ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, THE NETHERLANDS; DETAIL FROM CENTER PANEL OF “THE HAYWAIN” A TRIPTYCH PAINTING BY JHERONIMUS BOSCH. THIS IS A REPRODUCTION IN THE JHERONIMUS BOSCH ART CENTER, ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH, THE NETHERLANDS. © 2016 JULIE O’CONNOR PHOTO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

FOR A TIP OF A FEW PESETAS (MAYBE TEN AMERICAN CENTS BACK THEN) YOU COULD GET THE PRADO GUARD TO CLOSE THE SIDE PANELS OF THE TRIPTYCH AND REVEAL THE GRISAILLE SCENE ON THE PAINTING’S EXTERIOR PANELS DEPICTING THE BIRTH OF THE ROUND EARTH. in this little-known museum in this somewhat obscure but utterly charming Dutch town have become almost as hard to get as seats for Hamilton on Broadway. After almost a decade of planning and relentless hard work and horse trading, the Noordbrabants Museum team has managed to bring about two dozen masterpieces by Bosch, his workshop, and his followers, back to his hometown from major museums and collections in Europe and America. That’s over 80% of all the Bosch paintings that still survive. The museum team also assembled the best collection of Bosch’s drawings ever in one place. In the years prior to the show, the most intense scientific research ever done on Bosch was launched by a talented interdisciplinary team of curators, restorers, conservators, and technologists. New findings resulting from radiography approaches to the normally unseen underdrawings beneath the painted surface are being

Bosch cheese and Bosch beer in the museum’s brasserie, and darting out to take in the other sights of Den Bosch, such as: • The Jheronimus Bosch Art Center in an old decommissioned church, where all of Bosch’s works have been brilliantly reproduced with high definition photography and his signature monsters and demons brought to 3D life. • The house on the market square where Bosch’s family lived and where he maintained a studio (now a souvenir store), and another house a stone’s throw away–now a shoe store–where the woman he would later marry (Aleyt Goyaerts van den Meerveen) grew up in a notably prosperous family. • The St. John’s Cathedral where some works by Bosch and his father may have once appeared, where 14th century gargoyles are reminiscent of Bosch’s demons, and whose associated elite society, W E STO N MA G A Z INEG ROUP.COM

the Confraternity of Our Lady, formed the core of Bosch’s social and intellectual life. In the streets and canals of Den Bosch, the locals are thrilled to have a celebration of a man about whom only a few biographical facts are known, but who has made their town world famous. Nearly every shop window and restaurant has been decorated and festooned in Boschian motifs. New art works have been created and musical compositions written, inspired by Bosch. Bosch-themed video games, installations, ballets, and films are all having their debut during this 500th anniversary year. 76

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Normally, there are zero paintings by Bosch in Den Bosch. In fact, the Boijmans Museum in Rotterdam has the only original Bosch paintings in all of the Netherlands, and they were only acquired in the early 20th century. Although Bosch’s works were created in ‘s Hertogenbosch, they were soon collected by connoisseurs in Spain and all over Europe. Cleverly trading conservation/restoration services as well as the chance to participate in the deepest and most technologically sophisticated study ever done of Bosch’s work, the Noordbrabants Museum convinced even some of the world’s most reluctant curators to loan their pieces.

We were thrilled to see several pieces from our own American industrial world order of the 20th century to the new digital/ “backyard.” A painting that had been in storage at the Nelson-Atkins social/global order of the 21st. A constant critic of hypocrisy and corruption wherever it is Museum in Kansas City was confirmed by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project (BRCP) to be an authentic Bosch–and we got evidenced, Bosch’s biting satire in his paintings is analogous to our late night comedians like Jon Stewart and John Oliver. Our the chance to see it at its “coming out party” in the exhibit. Similarly, we had never seen Bosch’s Death and the Miser at comedians “skewer” politicians verbally; Bosch “skewered” them the National Gallery in Washington, DC. But the Noordbrabants literally–often depicting swords and knives and other sharp killing Museum put this piece together with the other presumed fragments machines slicing through the flesh of hypocrites and sinners in his of a lost triptych–one part from the Yale Art Museum in New Haven visions of Hell. Bosch scholarship has undergone an enormous arc of change over (An Allegory of Intemperance), one from the Louvre in Paris (the Ship of Fools), and one from the Boijmans in Rotterdam–revealing the last fifty years. When I first encountered the Garden of Earthly the first view (at least theoretically) of a complete version of these Delights–at the height of 1960s counter-culture–more than a few re-united fragments since the original masterpiece went missing leading experts were convinced Bosch must have been munching on magic mushrooms. A German art historian, Wilhelm Fraenger, hundreds of years ago. wrote a book about the Garden So now we only have one more confirmed of Earthly Delights in the late Bosch to see on our list: Bosch’s Last Judgment 1940s that suggested Bosch was in Vienna (and our son David has already a member of a secret heretical seen it). Of course the index of authenticated humanistic cult practicing free Bosch paintings is constantly changing. The love and sacred sexual rights. Prado in Madrid disagrees with some of the There was next to no evidence judgments made about some of their pieces for Fraenger’s claims, but they by the BRCP. They are currently staging their resonated with the times in own 500th anniversary show with their own catalog of what they believe is authentic and the 1960s. not according to their own experts–and as I The leading Bosch experts write this, I am planning our family trip to the today tend to see him in a much Prado’s show. more conservative light. Bosch Several other museums are fighting for their is described by contemporary favored pieces to be declared authentic. What scholars as a deep religious is by Bosch’s own hand, what defines a piece believer; a traditional member as done by his “workshop,” and what makes a of a traditional church; a severe piece deemed to be done by his “followers” will moralist; a painter committed to continue to be debated, but the BRCP has tried BOSCH DESIGNS AND MOTIFS IN DECAL FORMAT IN THE depicting the deadly sins not to STREETS OF ’S- HERTOGENBOSCH AS PART OF THE CELEBRAto draw at least a few clear conclusions by using TIONS FOR THE 500TH YEAR OF HIERONYMUS BOSCH’S DEATH excite us with the rich and varied “dendechronology”–the forensic effort to date IN 1516. © 2016 JULIE O’CONNOR PHOTO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. nature of human experience, but the wood panels used by Bosch for most of his to warn us of the horrific Hell paintings. If the dendechronology suggests that the panel comes from that awaits us if we stay on the sinner’s path. a tree that wasn’t even felled in Bosch’s lifetime, it’s a pretty good bet the Personally, I think the reality lies somewhere in the middle. piece is by one of his followers or imitators. Art historians have tried to decode the meaning of Bosch’s paintings Our family Bosch Tour has been a joy. Julie sees the paintings for centuries. I am not so presumptuous as to believe I will arrive at “the with her own artist/photographer eyes–and finds images and clues answer.” Like all great art–Leonardo, Michelangelo, Shakespeare–there within them that I have missed even after looking at a painting for are many different answers and many enigmas that will doubtlessly endure hours. David sees all of this history with the fresh eyes of a Millennial. forever in Bosch’s work. But I believe that Bosch possessed a slightly He understands how our 21st century time period–characterized by deeper insight into ways of the world than was typical of the average massive technological and social change–resonates and is reflected person of his time, and that his paintings reflect that understanding. in Bosch’s era. Maybe, just maybe, I can come to understand the essence of that insight. As we talk over good meals in fine restaurants in Den Bosch (a When I do, I will be ready to write that book about Bosch that has been regional dining capital of the Netherlands featuring several highly in development in my mind for the last 45+ years. innovative farm-to-table restaurants), I test out ideas I am developing: --Bosch’s epoch was a time when northern Europe was going Dan Burstein and Julie O’Connor live in Weston. Dan is a venture through a wrenching change–moving from a millennium of capitalist and the author of 14 books. 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to an artificial world. Devices like the Oculus Rift and Samsung’s Gear VR enhance the experience. “Through TFI Interactive,” Opeyemi Olukemi, Senior Director of Interactive Programs at Tribeca Film Institute® (TFI), the yearround nonprofit, explained, “we offered creators the chance to reimagine the world we live in. As technology is ever-evolving, we gave speakers and audience members alike an opportunity to generate new ideas, collaborate, and conversate.” At the 2016 festival, 18 VR projects were gathered in a space at the festival hub downtown called the Virtual Arcade. Individual experiences included swimming with whales, riding a dragon, becoming a rabbit, and flying by Pluto. Most exciting, though,

was was “the “the sense sense that that you’re you’re in in a room a room fullfull of ofpossibilities possibilitiesand andof ofcreative creativepeople people stillstillin inthetheearly earlystages stagesof offiguring figuringoutout what whatthose thosepossibilities possibilitiesare,are, ” ”in inthethe words wordsof ofNew NewYork YorkTimes Timesreporter reporterNeil Neil Genzlinger Genzlinger(April (April18,18,2016), 2016),who whofound found thethe “sheer “sheer experimentalism experimentalism in in thethe room… room… exhilarating. exhilarating. ” ” One One work work that that drew drew a lot a lot of of attention attention was was Perspective: Perspective:Chapter Chapter2 2TheTheMisdemeanor, Misdemeanor,

videos, each depicting a different version of what happened. In 6X9: An Immersive Experience of Solitary Confinement, by Francesca Panetta and Lindsay Poulton, viewers experience what it is like to be alone in a cell with little or no human contact for days or even decades. Attendees sat on a bench in a white box with onlookers watching them. Wearing headsets, those experiencing

violence through the lens of a single family and shows how mothers spread love and support even in the most difficult circumstances. On May 6, 2016, it was the first film to be screened before the Security Council at the United Nations. “The goal is to have people forget that they are actually watching as a spectator,” Olukemi explained. “It’s the first time we’re stimulating the brain in this capacity.

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solitary confinement were visibly anxious. This virtual reality project, funded by Tribeca Film Institute, was featured as an installation for the first time. Another notable VR project that had its North American premiere at the festival, My Mother’s Wing, is the latest in the United Nations Virtual Reality (UNVR) Series. Co-created by Ari Palitz and Gabo Arora, Creative Director and Senior Advisor at the United Nations SDG Action Campaign, the film explores the cycle of Israeli/Palestinian

Why do people feel so moved? It’s because everything around them is shut off. They are completely isolated, immersed in the experience. We’re stimulating sight and sound in ways people aren’t used to.” Kristin Gutekunst, Project Manager for the UNVR Series at the United Nations SDG Action Campaign, could not agree more. The Campaign uses UNVR as an innovative storytelling tool to bring the world’s most pressing challenges home to decision makers and global citizens

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around the world. In using a first-person perspective, UNVR aims to humanize and promote deeper understanding and empathy for the everyday realities of the most vulnerable people and inspire viewers to act on their behalf. “The VR film that showed the world how effective this medium is,” Gutekunst explained, “was Clouds Over Sidra.” This film debuted in January 2016 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where more than 120 diplomats had the chance to put on a Samsung Gear VR headset. “It put a face to the Syrian

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refugee crisis and made it seem close to home to viewers, not something from a distant land. VR is different from watching passively on a screen. We always tell these stories from the perspective of one person, in this case, a precocious child, because it allows viewers to form a deep, personal bond. The person reminds viewers of someone they know, a sister, a daughter, a friend. Parents, of course, are incredibly moved.” Clouds Over Sidra has generated countless recognition in the global media and is at the forefront of a new form of fundraising, which is not celebrity-driven. UNICEF has done some pilot testing on the streets and found that it is doubling the effectiveness of fundraising efforts. “The other great thing about these films,” Gutekunst reported, “is that they allow us to get in front of world leaders and other decision makers, including President Obama.” She is working with her team at the UN on two films about the earthquake in Nepal, one made a year afterwards, featuring a young girl who loses her school, her home, and her freedom. In another project, the

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focus is on the increasingly polluted Ganges River in India and four generations of a boatman’s family and his daughter. For two young women at the forefront in a groundbreaking, world-changing new form of storytelling – Opeyemi Olukemi and Kristin Gutekunst – the sky is quite literally the limit. This was made abundantly clear in Seeking Pluto’s Heart, a stereoscopic VR experience from The New York Times that delighted audiences at the Festival as they watched a spacecraft zoom through space and soar over rugged mountains and bright plains, and then stand on Pluto’s unique surface as its largest moon hovered over the horizon. Olukemi feels incredibly blessed to have what has been called “the coolest job in new media.” Tribeca Film Institute champions

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storytellers to be catalysts for change in communities around the world. Every year, Olukemi helps identify exceptional filmmakers and media artists and then provides funds and resources for them to create their stories and connect with audiences. Through the TFI New Media Fund that she oversees, with support historically from the Ford Foundation, grants that total $400,000 are awarded to winners from all over the world. Gutekunst is equally passionate about her work and its impact on the world. “We are inspiring the next generation of global citizens,” she believes, “and showing how close we really are to each other.” --Elizabeth Titus is a freelance writer who often writes about the arts and culture for Weston Magazine Group. She lives in Weston as well as on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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EVEN DECADES AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL, CORRINE AND RUSSELL CALLOWAY STILL FEEL AS IF THEY’RE LIVING THE DREAM THAT DREW THEM TO NEW YORK CITY IN THE FIRST PLACE: BOOK PARTIES OR ART OPENINGS ONE NIGHT AND HIGHSOCIETY EVENTS THE NEXT; JOBS THEY CARE ABOUT (AND IN FACT LOVE); TWIN CHILDREN WHOSE BIRTH WAS TRULY MIRACULOUS; A LOFT IN TRIBECA AND SUMMERS IN THE HAMPTONS. BUT ALL OF THIS COMES AT A FIENDISH COST. RUSSELL, AN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER, HAS SUPERB CULTURAL CREDENTIALS YET MINIMAL CASH FLOW; AS HE NAVIGATES A BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES, BEYOND ASTUTE LITERARY JUDGMENT, CONSTANT FINANCIAL IMPROVISATION, HE ENCOUNTERS AN AUDACIOUS, POTENTIALLY GAME-CHANGING—OR RUINOUS—OPPORTUNITY. MEANWHILE, INSTEAD OF CHASING PERSONAL GAIN IN THIS INCREDIBLY WEALTHY CITY, CORRINE DEVOTES HERSELF TO HELPING FEED ITS HUNGRY POOR, AND SHE AND HER HUSBAND SOON DISCOVER THEY’RE BEING PRICED OUT OF THE NEWLY FASHIONABLE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY’VE CALLED HOME FOR MOST OF THEIR ADULT LIVES, WITH THEIR SON AND DAUGHTER CAUGHT IN THE BALANCE.

BRIGHT, PRECIOUS DAYS BY JAY MCINERNEY THE BEST MARRIAGES, like the best boats, are the ones that ride out the storms. They take on water; they shudder and list, very nearly capsize, then right themselves and sail onward toward the horizon. The whole premise, after all, was for better or for worse. Their marriage was seaworthy, if not exactly buoyant. Better off, surely, than the republic, bulging at the waist and spiritually enervated, fighting two wars and a midterm election, all of which seemed endless. Or maybe not. At least they’d had sex last night, the first time in God knows how long. She wished they didn’t have to go out tonight, but they had a gala benefit: the third this month. How had she let herself get talked into this one? Her friend Casey had insisted, and it had seemed harmlessly distant a month ago, plus she owed Casey for buying a table for the Nourish New York benefit. That was how the system worked. She couldn’t remember what tonight’s worthy cause was. Something to do with South Africa? Russell was leaving from the office, where he kept his tux, because these benefits were almost always uptown, in the traditionally patrician district, despite the fact that money continued to migrate down the island; happily this one was nearby, at the Puck Building in SoHo. She sat at her vanity, which doubled as her desk, applying eyeliner with a sense of fatalism, knowing full well that at some point in the evening it would end up on her upper lids, which had sagged over the years. Would an eye lift be a total betrayal of her principles? If she could even afford it. It kind of sucked, being nearly fifty, discovering a new laugh line that you’d at first imagined to be a crack in the mirror. She was getting more than a little sick of black-tie benefits. Even though they usually attended as guests, rather than ticket buyers, she didn’t have the wardrobe to do full formal all that often. The Upper East Siders, like Casey, her girlhood friend and prep school roommate, went to two or three a week and never repeated a dress. The younger society girls borrowed from the designers and the jewelers, but their mothers spent the equivalent of a Range Rover on dresses every month. Associating with the rich was inevitably expensive, even when they were ostensibly paying. You paid one way or another. Corrine was going to have to wear one of the two long

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dresses in her closet, the Ralph Lauren probably, the one she’d bought for less than half retail at the sample sale, the same thing she’d worn to the Authors Guild benefit, and hope that no one remembered it. But then, why would they? It wasn’t as if the party photographers immortalized her fashion choices. And she didn’t feel like she was getting all that much masculine attention, either. She examined the satin bodice in the mirror. Was it tight? Tighter than a month ago? And what about shoes and a bag? More things she wished she could afford to indulge in. She settled on the silver Miu Miu pumps to sort of go with her grandmother’s silver mesh clutch. Corrine tottered out of the bedroom, taking care with her heels on the undulant antique oak floor of the loft, with its treacherous gaps. God, she was so over loft living—that was one of the things they fought about, her desire to move; the fact that the kids could get a better education outside Manhattan, since it didn’t look like they could afford private school tuition for both next year, after the kids graduated from PS 234. They’d be positively well-off if they lived almost anywhere outside this wealthy, skinny island. It was always about money, somehow— except when it was about sex. Young idealists, Ivy League sweethearts, they’d followed their best instincts and based their lives on the premise that money couldn’t buy happiness, learning only gradually the many varieties of unhappiness it might have staved off. Russell liked, especially after a few drinks, to divide humanity into two opposing teams: Art and Love versus Power and Money. It was kind of corny, but she was proud that he believed it, and of his loyalty to his team. For better and for worse, it was her team, too. The kids were on the couch, watching the new Shrek video. Jean, the nanny, meanwhile oblivious, distraught, pacing in the corner, fighting with her girlfriend on the phone. Apparently living with a woman was also difficult. “Bye-bye, my little honey bunches. Love you tons.” “Where are you going?” Jeremy asked. Corrine waited for Storey to comment on her outfit, but she remained absorbed in the video. “I’m going out to save the world.” “How does going out save the world?” “People buy tickets to fancy parties,” Storey explained, “and then the money goes to, like, people with diseases and abused animals and stuff. It’s called a benefit.” “Exactly.” “Why don’t you just give the money and stay home?” “Because adults like parties,” Storey said. Corrine saw that her motives didn’t really bear scrutiny. She wasn’t actually giving money and she wasn’t even looking forward to this event. She was a fraud, a pretender, a hypocrite. But then, the kids seemed fine. Just a year or two ago they used to get distraught, try to argue her out of going out, weep and gnash their teeth, but now they seemed perfectly content to let her go. She wasn’t sure this development was entirely welcome. The elevator rattled as if in its death throes. She found a cab on Church Street, which also rattled and lurched. What was that band that Storey liked, Death Cab for Cutie? 98

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THEY EXCHANGED KISSES ON EACH CHEEK, CASEY DIPPING IN FOR A THIRD, AS WAS THE LATEST PRACTICE IN HER CIRCLE. SOMETIMES CORRINE HAD TO STRUGGLE TO SEE HER FRIEND UNDERNEATH THE FACADE OF TRIBAL COSTUME AND CUSTOMS. A cluster of yellow cabs and black Lincoln Town Cars debouched sleek New Yorkers two by two into Lafayette Street at the entrance to the hulking red edifice, where they elbowed and kissed one another, funneling between the gray pillars, beneath the gilded statue of Puck, who disregarded them as he admired himself in a hand mirror. If only, Corrine thought, he might bring a little mischief to what promised to be a thoroughly boring evening. She checked her coat, picked up her table number at reception, followed the throng into the ballroom, where, failing to spot her husband, she scanned the silent-auction items: the handbags and jewelry, the photo sessions with prominent lensmen, the trips—golf in Scotland, salmon fishing in Iceland, wine tasting in Napa, game watching in Kenya, river rafting in Zambia. Looking up, she spotted Casey Reynes at the bar. They’d remained close despite the divergences of their post–Miss Porter’s lives; Casey had married an investment banker and lived in a town house on East 67th; this was Casey’s native environment—the charity ball circuit. She was wearing a sea foam blue empire-waist gown accessorized with tasteful diamonds. Very few women could have pulled it off, but somehow Casey looked as if she’d been born in a ballroom. “Corrine, oh my God, I was just thinking about you.” They exchanged kisses on each cheek, Casey dipping in for a third, as was the latest practice in her circle. Sometimes Corrine had to struggle to see her friend underneath the facade of tribal costume and customs. “I appreciate your coming out for this.” “What’s the cause?” Casey smiled enigmatically, her forehead serene and undisturbed, but at either edge of this chemically frozen expanse a series of tiny lines, like stitches, betrayed some sort of emotion, though Corrine couldn’t quite interpret which. “It’s Luke’s charity.” “Luke? You mean—” She leaned forward conspiratorially and hissed into Corrine’s ear: “I mean your Luke.” As if summoned by the incantation of his name, the man himself appeared out of the crowd a few steps away, his reconnaissance of the room snapping into focus at the sight of Corrine. He seemed to recover his composure more quickly than she felt she did, striding over to greet her, taking her hand in his own and kissing her cheek,

only one cheek, in the American fashion, surprising her with the familiarity, the singularity of his scent, which seemed, even more than the sight of him, to elicit a chemical response, a tingling in her scalp, at the back of her neck, even as she tried to adjust to the changes in his appearance, notably the raised pink scar that started just above his chin and trailed down his neck. “What a lovely surprise,” he said. “I didn’t expect to . . .” “I was wondering if I might see you.” “I don’t know if you’ve met my friend Casey Reynes. Casey, this is Luke McGavock.” Corrine was all befuddled and couldn’t remember whether they’d met or whether she and Casey had just talked about him, but then she realized they’d traveled in the same circles for years. “We’re old friends,” Luke said, gallantly overstating the case. He looked in some ways the same and yet older, less robust, not only because of the scar. It had been, what, more than three years since she’d seen him? He seemed to have accumulated more years than that in the interval; his dark hair now several shades closer to silver, two crescents furrowing either side of his face from nose to lips. And yet, still, she felt a visceral thrill in his presence. “Nice to see you again,” Casey said. “Congratulations on this wonderful organization. The fact that all these jaded New Yorkers have chosen to come out for yet another benefit is undoubtedly a tribute to you.” “I’m hardly the only one behind this thing, and besides, I’d prefer to think it was a tribute to the cause.” He bobbed his head up and down as he spoke, as if he were agreeing with himself, a nervous tic she remembered fondly. “It’s a wonderful cause,” Casey said. What cause? Corrine wanted to scream, but she was loath to admit her ignorance at this stage in the game. “The last I heard, you were in South Africa,” she said. “About half the year. I invested in a winery and I got more and more involved. I’m back here for a few weeks, for the benefit, taking care of business, visiting Ashley. She’s up at Vassar.” “Oh my God, she’s in college!” “Well, it was sort of the logical next step after high school.” Jesus, Corrine thought, was there any limit to her insipidity? She hated it when people marveled at the fact that other people’s kids aged instead of magically remaining the same as when the interlocutor had last seen or thought of them. But she was nervous and uncomfortable on several levels. “How are the twins?” he asked. “Good. Fine.” “They’re how old?” She had to think a moment. “They’re eleven.” If only Casey were to make a dignified exit, they might be able to get beyond this twaddle. Was there anything worse than small talk between two people who’d once exchanged bodily fluids? Her confusion was compounded by the fact that one of his eyes seemed not to be looking at her. What was that about? He’d always had a somewhat manic aspect, a darting field of attention, but this was different. “I think I’ll find my husband, and get him to bid on some

jewelry,” Casey said. “So nice to see you again, Luke.” And suddenly, confusingly, they were alone in the midst of the burbling crowd. “You haven’t changed,” he said. “You look beautiful.” “Now I’m unlikely to believe anything else you say.” “You never did accept a compliment lying down.” “Women get suspicious of compliments when they discover the purpose is to get them to lie down. And then when they get older, they become so unaccustomed to hearing them that they don’t know what to do with them. I just spent twenty minutes in front of a mirror, and no one knows better than I how much I’ve changed since we last met.” “Now I recall that your lack of vanity was one of the things I loved most about you.” “I like to think of myself as a realist.” “I prefer to think of you as a romantic,” Luke said. “Once, perhaps, when I was young. Have you noticed— romantics are like fat people? You don’t meet many old ones.” “You’re still young in my eyes,” he said. “After all, you’re quite a bit younger than I, and I insist on seeing myself as youthful.” Despite the strangeness of his off-center gaze, she was recalling how much she loved their banter, when a blonde in a lavender gown suddenly appeared at Luke’s side. And even before he said “There you are,” there was something in the ease of her comportment, in the serenity of the smile directed at Luke, and in Luke’s sudden discomfort, that provoked a sinking feeling of nausea in Corrine. “Giselle, this is Corrine Calloway. A very dear friend.” Oh, thanks for that, she thought. Dear. Friend. “Corrine, this is my . . . wife, Giselle.” “How nice to meet you,” Corrine managed to say, although it was all she could do to remain standing, feeling suddenly lightheaded and faint. “Likewise,” she said. “It’s lovely to meet so many of Luke’s old friends. I’m afraid we got married in such a terrible hurry, I feel I’ve a great deal of catching up to do.” She was very pale, with white blond hair, although an athletic physique and an air of boisterous vitality undermined the impression of Pre-Raphaelite delicacy. Likewise her accent, which seemed like a muscular, rusticated version of upper-crust English. Corrine caught sight of Russell and waved frantically. “Were you two school chums?” Giselle inquired politely. “We met doing some volunteer work together,” Luke said quickly, as if he were afraid of what she might say. “After September eleventh.” “Ah, yes. At the soup kitchen. Luke told me about that. It must have been a terrible time.” “Best of times, worst of times,” she said, regretting it as soon as it was out of her mouth. “I mean, as terrible as it was, it brought out the best in a lot of people.” God, what an idiot she was being tonight. She realized how clichéd this sounded, which was only slightly better than glib. To his credit, Luke was looking slightly pained. She was improbably grateful to Russell as he bumped into her and splashed some of his drink on her arm. He had this kind of overflowing W E STO N MA G A Z INEG ROUP.COM

physicality, a puppyish lack of coordination, a sort of comical deficit of grace that had earned him the nickname “Crash.” “Hello, my love. Sorry.” “Hello, Russell. I don’t know if you remember Luke McGavock. And this is his wife, Gazelle.” “Giselle, actually.” Yes, she knew, but she couldn’t help herself, and was that a look of amused complicity on Luke’s face? “My husband, Russell Calloway.” “The man of the hour,” Russell said, shaking Luke’s hand. “I’m grateful to you and all the other guests,” said Luke before excusing himself to be towed off by a woman with a clipboard. “Interesting guy,” Russell said after they’d both been swallowed by the crowd. “Tom was just telling me his story.” “I know,” she said. “We worked together for six weeks.” Russell looked blank. “Ground Zero, soup kitchen.” “Oh, right.” Five years later—another era. “You met him once outside Lincoln Center, just before The Nutcracker.” Russell shrugged. He didn’t seem to remember one of the pivotal moments of Corrine’s life, had no idea that the complex emotional transaction of that encounter had preserved his marriage. Russell’s obtuseness had been a blessing in the event; he’d never suspected anything, so far as she could tell, never noticed how thoroughly she’d withdrawn from him back then, how close she’d come to leaving. The lights were pulsing, summoning them to the main event. “We’d better find our table,” he said. She felt the familiar pressure of Russell’s hand on her elbow, guiding her forward into the throng, the radiant, bejeweled women with their taut faces stretched back over their ears, and their sinking cleavage, the men in their bespoke tuxedos with faraway stares, thinking about share prices in Hong Kong and mistresses in condos in the East Sixties. Seeing Casey, their hostess, standing at the table, Corrine wondered if this had been some kind of setup. How could she not have mentioned, when she invited Corrine, that this was Luke’s charity? But what was the point, exactly? Luke was married, as was she. So maybe it was a coincidence. “Corrine, you know Kip, of course,” Casey said, indicating Russell’s business partner. “And this is Carl Fontaine, who works with Tom,” she added, directing her attention toward a burly young man with thinning hair and a florid complexion. “A pleasure,” he said. “I can see I’m very well seated tonight.” She wished she could say the same, but at least his enthusiasm seemed genuine. She walked around to double-kiss Tom, who was fiddling with his BlackBerry, and Kip’s wife, Vanessa; they agreed unanimously that their children were doing very well, indeed, thank you. The tables were extravagantly decorated in a safari motif— herds of toy elephants, rhinos and hippos wandering over the zebra-print tablecloths, a tropical jungle sprouting from a sisal bowl in the center. “I’m actually dying to hear all about the charity,” Corrine announced, taking up the glossy magazine-size brochure on her plate that featured a picture of Luke standing 100

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amid a sea of African schoolchildren. “Well,” Kip said, “McGavock was a founding partner in the Riverhead Group, one of the top private equity firms. Big player. He retired a few years back, bought a winery in South Africa and planned to sit and watch the Cabernet Sauvignon ripen, but you know, guys like us, you can’t just sit on your ass no matter how much capital you’ve piled up, and sure enough he finds a project.” “I don’t know if I’d call her a project,” said the man next to Vanessa. “More like a trophy.” “Tony, you’re terrible,” said Vanessa, who, Corrine knew, had once been a trophy herself, and seemed genuinely amused by this remark. “A little young,” Kip said. “No, it’s actually age-appropriate for the second wife,” Tony said. “The formula’s half your age plus six years.” Carl Fontaine picked up the Luke narrative: “Of course, vineyards are pretty labor-intensive, and he started getting involved with his workers. Adopted the village. Built a school and a clinic, and now he’s encouraging his old friends to do the same.” Proud of Luke, Corrine wondered how much it cost to adopt a village. He really was a good man, a generous soul. She’d always known that about him. But how could he have gotten remarried without telling her? “What’s with the scar?” Tony asked. “Car crash,” Fontaine said. “Luke spent, like, three months in the hospital.” Corrine tried to conceal her distress by waving over the waiter. Perhaps the girl had been at his bedside and he’d married her out of gratitude. She held out her wineglass for a refill of Sauvignon blanc, which Kip informed her was from Luke’s winery. “It’s actually surprisingly good,” Russell said. “And I don’t normally go for New World wines.” Did South Africa qualify as New World? she wondered. Wasn’t it the birthplace of the species? The home of Lucy and all those other hominid fossils? Didn’t get much older than that. She brooded through the first course, imagining Luke’s suffering, listening to Tom and the older man to his left comparing notes on game camps in Africa, arguing the virtues of Kenya versus South Africa. “Singita Boulder’s incredible. Amazing chef.” “We were at Masai Mara last year. Top of the line. Saw the big five.” “What exactly are the big five?” Corrine asked. “Five toughest game animals: lion, elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, rhinoceros.” Vanessa said, “I thought the big five were cats—lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah and . . . panther?” “No, no,” Russell chimed in from the other side of the table. “The tiger doesn’t live in Africa, and the panther’s actually just a melanistic variant of the leopard.” He’d never been to Africa, but he’d read all of Hemingway. Setting aside her notion of Giselle as nurse, Corrine imagined her as a predator, stalking Luke. He’d been alone in a strange land; she was a native, on familiar terrain, hunting him down. As smart and successful as he was, he was, like most men, emotionally naïve. His ex-wife, Sasha, had played him for years. Someone onstage was talking about what a terrific guy he was,

although the din from the tables made it hard to hear. At their table, Carl Fontaine was giving his own little speech about Luke: “Let’s hope he sticks with it. These private equity guys have a pretty short attention span, they’re used to the two-year turnaround—buy, slash, fix, sell. I wonder if we’ll even be here in three years.” Corrine was indignant that no one was listening or paying attention. Did these people think paying $25,000 for a table absolved them of any semblance of courtesy? The introduction was punctuated by scattered applause as Luke took the stage; she was relieved to notice that the chatter subsided. Standing silently on the podium, he waited until the room was almost quiet. “Ladies and gentlemen, friends, and former colleagues, and philanthropists. I was lucky enough to discover South Africa almost by accident. It’s a country of extraordinary diversity and beauty. I went there to manage a winery but ended up discovering a people. . . .” She tried to listen but instead found herself thinking about the first night they’d been together, at the little studio he kept in a dilapidated town house on 71st, his body stippled with stripes of streetlight filtering through the venetian blinds, the musky scent of him tinged with the residue of the acrid smoke from Ground Zero. . . . Fully clothed on the podium, Luke was saying, “For thirtyfive thousand, less than the base price of a Lexus, you can build a double-room schoolhouse with a capacity for up to a hundred children. For the same price you can build accommodations for the teachers. Kitchens are very important, so the school can get government food grants and apply to the World Food Program. Ecofriendly, hygienic bathrooms cost about seven thousand. And water-catchment systems, gutters that trap and store rainwater in so-called JoJo tanks, these are a few thousand dollars. Less than

SHE TRIED TO LISTEN BUT INSTEAD FOUND HERSELF THINKING ABOUT THE FIRST NIGHT THEY’D BEEN TOGETHER, AT THE LITTLE STUDIO HE KEPT IN A DILAPIDATED TOWN HOUSE ON 71ST, HIS BODY STIPPLED WITH STRIPES OF STREETLIGHT FILTERING THROUGH THE VENETIAN BLINDS, THE MUSKY SCENT OF HIM TINGED WITH THE RESIDUE OF THE ACRID SMOKE FROM GROUND ZERO. . . .

some of us spend on a suit—I’m looking at you, Ron Tashman. Is that an Anderson & Sheppard tuxedo?” This provoked a few ripples of laughter. “Finally we have three clinics ready to build, each providing health care for an entire village or a township, for between a hundred and two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. You can find the details in your program. Put your name on one of those. On the screen to my right you are going to see some phone numbers next to particular projects. Text us your pledge and your name will appear on the screen on my left, along with your project. Unless, of course, you want to remain anonymous, in which case just put Ron’s name down, since he’s always happy to take credit. Let’s start out with the water-catchment systems, at a mere three grand. Come on, Chuck Coffey, that’s less than your weekly cigar budget. . . .” Corrine opened her grandmother’s purse, pulled out her Razr and tapped in the number. She’d never encountered this bidding technology before and she didn’t entirely believe it would work, or so she told herself as she typed in the code and then the message Happy H2O. She glanced over at Russell, who was deep in conversation with Kip Taylor’s wife. Would including his name make it better or worse? Should she just stop now? She typed Corrine and Russell Calloway and pressed SEND. “We have our first pledge,” Luke said from the stage. He seemed to miss a beat, pause just a moment before announcing, “Corrine and Russell Calloway have just bought clean drinking water for a school in the Transvaal. Thank you, Corrine and Russell.” Russell looked more puzzled than angry as he accepted congratulations from his tablemates before directing a quizzical gaze at Corrine. She shrugged, put on her most winsome smile. There would, of course, be an interrogation, reminders about bills and tuition, admonitions about charity beginning at home. It was going to wreck their budget for the next few months, probably. They gave, when they could, five hundred to Brown, their alma mater, five hundred to Oxfam and Meals on Wheels and the Henry Street Settlement, two fifty to PEN and the ASPCA. And they gave every day, in a sense, to Nourish New York, since as an executive director of that organization, Corrine was paid about half of what she would have been paid in a private-sector job; plus, they wrote a check every year for the gala. But they’d never given this much to any single charity. She hardly knew why she’d done it—on an impulse, as a kind of ontological squeal, a cry of “I’m here” directed at her former lover? But on reflection she was glad, and she thought she could justify it, smooth it over at home. She had a strong suspicion that Russell was going to get lucky tonight. For him that was the good news; the bad was that she was afraid she’d be thinking of someone else. --From the book BRIGHT, PRECIOUS DAYS by Jay McInerney. Copyright © 2016 by Jay McInerney. Published by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Jay McInerney is the author of seven previous novels, a collection of short stories and three collections of essays on wine. He lives in New York City and Bridgehampton, New York. jaymcinerney.com

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a) What was your mother’s maiden name? b) What was your mother’s nickname in the sixth grade? c) What did your mother do with the pain of being called such a thing, again and again? d) What were your mother’s first thoughts after she gave birth to you, thoughts she buried deeply for her entire life? e) What would you give now, to know those thoughts?

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a) What was the name of your seventh grade teacher? b) What did she smell like? c) What do you feel every time you catch even the faintest trace of that scent? d) What did you feel when the Steigers moved away the summer before eighth grade? e) What did your mother feel?

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a) What is the name of your father’s city of birth? b) What did he lose there as a boy that he never found again? c) What was it you loved about bringing him beer in the garage? d) Why didn’t he ask you to stay while he drank them? e) What did you see that your father couldn’t? f) Wouldn’t?

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a) In what town or city did your mother and father meet? b) Did anybody think they had a chance? c) What was it your father said that convinced your mother to marry him? d) What is the happiest thing you remember about your mother and father together? e) Was it that day by the river when you threw your father’s new tennis shoes into the water to watch them float like boats and at first he was mad but then your mother calmed him down and they shared a laugh and for the first time you realized you might not be the center of the entire universe and that realization came as a relief to you?

SECTION 6

a) What happens to love over time?

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e all meet in the lobby of the Hotel Schweizerhof in Bern at 7:00am with our train tickets stuffed in our bags that were previously stuffed in our husband’s board meeting packets. Susan, our leader, at least six feet tall and the youngest of all of us at forty, lives in Zurich full-time. She’s wearing safari pants and a bright orange jacket so we will never lose sight of her. Sue G from New York is defying age and has snuck away with me on previous spouse trips exploring Gstaad, Montreux and Paris. Janelle just had a knee replacement, her hair as transparent as an immature dandelion tuft, and I wonder how she can possibly climb to the Top of Europe to witness the Jungfrau Panorama? Adrianna is the CEO’s new wife, a shorter, tamer version of Sofia Vergara, and will be my best friend for the day. We look at Janelle knowing we will be able to carry her, if we have to. Nancy H has just gotten over breast cancer and keeps pulling her new hair, testing its strength. I am in a jean jacket and ski pants, worried I won’t have enough time to shower, dress, and make the board dinner by 6:30pm after we get back down from this Jungfrau, which I have just learned is the highest point in all of Europe.

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Here, only Susan looks outdoorsy. But I am capable enough. I have, unwillingly, lived through many planned excursions on various spouse trips, including a zip line, shimmering in insect repellent, hanging from a cable at 2,000 feet over the rain forest in Costa Rica over spider monkeys, toucans, and puma. Today, climbing this mountain by way of the Jungfrau Railway will be easy compared to seeing my helmeted children strapped to the superman line, flying above the mist and snake-like waterways infiltrated with crocodiles pretending to be asleep.

But my feminism was theoretical, not my blood and bones. –JANE FONDA In the hotel lobby, Susan is handing out snazzy little shopping bags for us containing water, orange juice, a croissant and a power bar. We carry the treats on the same arm as our designer bags. Nancy H looks up at the crystal chandelier and states that Grace Kelly stayed here once. I’m thinking about the blackout curtains doing their job in our room, the coffee machine that turned me into a barista in my Schweizerhof robe and slippers, the welcome letter from the staff: We hope that we will surprise and delight you with our personal service. I could have been alone with hotel-made birchermuesli and full fat yogurt in glass, getting in my word count for my book, the one that is taking me to Provence as soon as this board meeting is over. I have plans to research the lives of my great grandparents: a French Catholic nun and priest.

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But But II couldn’t couldn’t say say I’ll I’ll just just meet meet you you in in France France because because itit would would prove prove me me an an unsupportive unsupportive spouse. spouse. II could could be be making making progress progress at at that that very very moment—or, moment—or, am am II just just aa procrastinating procrastinating writer? writer? And, And, how how dare dare II have have such such aa complaint? complaint? Poor Poor me, me, tooling tooling up up the the mountain mountain with with my my treat treat bag, bag, worried worried II might might not not get get back back in in time time to to put put the the heels heels on? on? Oh, Oh, what what about about my my secret secret list list that that II had had been been compiling compiling about about myself myself for for years? years? The The things things that that might might prove prove II was was not not really really the the feminist feminist II claimed claimed to to be, be, from from the the moment moment II hid hid that that first first issue issue of of Ms. Ms. Magazine Magazine as as aa teenager, teenager, sitting sitting in in the the back back of of my my father’s father’s Cadillac. Cadillac.

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Back Back then, then, flipping flipping through through the the premier premier issue issue of of Ms., Ms., the the headlines headlines shimmied—The shimmied—The Housewife’s Housewife’s Moment Moment of of Truth, Truth, We We Have Have Had Had Abortions, Abortions, DeSexing DeSexing the the English English Language. Language. II returned returned to to my my all all girls’ girls’ Catholic Catholic school school in in New New Rochelle, Rochelle, New New York York with with an an updated updated vocabulary. vocabulary. Here Here was was Gloria Gloria Steinem, Steinem, stating stating the the obvious obvious that that had had never never been been uttered uttered before. before. And, And, she she looked looked fabulous: fabulous: tall tall and and slender slender in in black, black, always always with with an an interesting interesting stone stone belt belt slung slung low low on on her her hips, hips, pale pale blue blue aviators. aviators. II remember remember putting putting my my finger finger on on the the cover cover illustration—a illustration—a goddess goddess with with at at least least eight eight arms arms juggling juggling chores chores and and jobs. jobs. Wasn’t Wasn’t that that my my mother? mother? Mom Mom ran ran aa business business with with Dad, Dad, did did the the accounting, accounting, sent sent the the bills, bills, invested invested in in the the stock stock market, market, made made out out in in the the stock stock market, market, raised raised four four kids, kids, cooked cooked like like aa chef chef every every night, night, held held the the role role of of president president to to various various organizations, organizations, and and was was always always stylish stylish with with her her own own belts, belts, suede suedeand andsunglasses. sunglasses.

I had not been brave enough as essayist Roxanne Gay to pose the question: Was I a bad feminist? But I kept adding to the list I had been compiling, after I decided to work from home while raising kids and the reality of raising kids and getting through each day pushed my list out of the way. Without sounding like Carrie Bradshaw, had I been on my own zipline, flying over the issues without letting myself fall into the fray for a good fight?

I’m a mess.

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The five spouses and I walk a few pristine blocks from the Schweizerhof Hotel to the Bern Train Station to start our journey. I am distracted by the aromas of strong European coffee, warm raisin pastries and pralines. I would have abandoned the whole Jungfrau experience just to sit down with those edibles and a book. We are told the first stop will be Interlaken Ost. None of us have any idea how many trains we are taking. I’m ashamed to say I knew I would be taken care of, which cast a laziness about spouse travel.

He smiles at me. From here we get on another train taking the Grindelwald route. Snow topped mountains are lined up in the vista like frosted Hershey’s kisses. Waiting my turn I sniff ice and recall another movie—this time Tony Curtis in the film Houdini, trapped under a Detroit frozen river, flat on his back, his face tight up against the ice crust, desperate for an air pocket so he could catch a breath in an inch of space. The next stop will be the Kleine Scheidegg Station at the foot of the Eiger North Wall. We finally look at our pamphlets which tell us in 1893, Swiss industrial magnate, Adolf Guyer-Zeller, decided to blast a tunnel through the rock of the Eiger and build a cogwheel railway to the Jungfrau summit. Each gust up the mountain, our train slips back in reverse a few hundred feet and I worry, is this normal cogwheel behavior? On the last part of the climb on the Jungfrau Railway to get to the mountain the train stops. The smell of unwashed student hair and cold bratwurst is making me queasy. Passengers leave their seats to

I HAVE PLANS TO RESEARCH THE LIVES OF MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS: A FRENCH CATHOLIC NUN AND PRIEST. All you had to do was show up in the right shoes. We get on the train following Susan as if we are all blind and hand our tickets to the conductor, who speaks German in a Swiss variety. Nancy H is in the middle of a conversation with Janelle when the conductor insists she hand over the ticket. “Your ticket,” Susan says from behind her. “What ticket?” Nancy H looks at each of us. “It was in Roger’s packet,” Susan says, already digging in her wallet. Has a lifetime with Roger and all those kids, and now grandchildren, taken certain faculties away from Nancy H? The conductor speaks to Nancy H the same way the woman in the Swiss bakery spoke to me the day before. I could not understand what was inside of the croissant until I was reprimanded. “Ham, ham, HAM!”

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. –COCO CHANEL

We are grateful for Susan taking care of this; our two-second German can’t talk the talk. We chat our way through the mountainous scenery colored by chalets and wild alpine flowers. The lakes here are a particular hue from the glacier water like the peacock blue ink in cartridge pens. As we get to Interlaken Ost, passing Lake Brienz still North of the Alps, the train stops. We get off and Susan is holding on to Janelle by her elbow as the crowds reproduce. Gargantuan hikers are pushing us. Their backpacks have tin rails like frames around their luggage making them even taller. One blonde hiker swings around; his bulbous backpack whacks Janelle off balance. “Hey! Watch out!” I yell at him. 132

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look out the observation windows. Adrianna and I are the only ones in our group fighting for standing-room-only views. We turn around and see the four spouses sitting among the tourists. Susan has her eye on us. Sue G, who has her own stories about moving her boys all over the world, is listening to Nancy H’s stories about mothering in San Diego in the ‘80s, and the endless anecdotes about Roger.

Over time, my belief in many things has wavered: marriage, the after life, Woody Allen. But never motherhood. It’s for me. –LENA DUNHAM

We get off at the final stop and walk together like school children during a field trip through the dark station hall. There is a coffee bar growling on our left. Adrianna and I are the last two as she finishes up her synopsis about her family in Colombia. I can smell this Jungfrau. It is a beast I was unaware of yesterday, and today I am unaware that I am a pinpoint in its shadow. THIS WAY TO THE ICE PALACE. Aren’t we supposed to be outside taking in the vistas, closer to the blue sky than we will ever be again? The Ice Palace floors are a rink with ice sculptures off to the side behind rope—a stranded ice car in an ice living room, ice children playing—still lives in an ice grotto, oblivious to the crowds inching by. Adrianna and I touch the railing briefly as if it is hot, perhaps proving to ourselves we are agile, in shape, and could take on the Jungfrau. But where the hell is it? And why are we crawling through this man-made ice world when the real alpine sensation is just out the door? Susan is on the other side of Janelle, her dimples apparent even though she is not smiling, walking easily with her hiking boots, the ones with the red laces and worn by literally everyone in Switzerland.

of us is a spouse. We laugh at this tag line. Come on, we know who we really are. But we have husbands. Even animals pair off. Does that make us all bad feminists?

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I’M ASHAMED TO SAY I KNEW I WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF, WHICH CAST A LAZINESS ABOUT SPOUSE TRAVEL. ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS SHOW UP IN THE RIGHT SHOES. Janelle’s knuckles are red, and I imagine the metal and plastic shells on the inside of her tiny knees trying to bend, sensing her fright. My own knees are pretty good, despite a lifetime on heels, Manolo Blahniks in particular, and I know my day will come.

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I look at each one of us and for this singular moment the only thing that matters is not falling. Most of us were born in different decades, and all of us, except Adrianna, are mothers. But each one

Two summers ago, I was in the audience down in the West Village at a staged reading about the life of feminist Andrea Dworkin. At the end of my row sat a tall attractive woman in black, a turquoise belt on her hips, and glasses. The glasses. It was Gloria Steinem. I froze. In my mind I went back to high school. Steinem’s journalism made me think of her not only campaigning for the Equal Rights Amendment, or co-founding the first feminist magazine, or restoring Wonder Woman’s powers by putting her image on Ms., but also in the lone act of writing. When the staged reading was over much of the audience lingered. There was Gloria Steinem talking to the actors and I heard her voice as familiar and soothing as an old friend’s. I could foresee this moment would never come again. I walked up to Steinem and introduced myself. She was immediately welcoming and as “famously nice” as I had heard. She put her arm around me and we took a photo. “I need to thank you,” I started. She stopped me with hardly a gesture. “No, Maureen,” she said in that tone we all know. “We are all in this together.” Our legs are shaky from walking over ice and when we get through each cavern in the Ice Palace, we stop as if we are climbers hooked onto the Sphinx Terrace looking back at our trek, the penguins and amphorae giving us a thumbs-up. We keep moving in the shape of a multi-legged bug. As we approach the opening, snow and ice comes at our feet in chunks. Light headed and dizzy from the high altitude, the sunlight bounces off the surrounding glaciers with the sting of ice picks in our eyes. And, here is another flimsy rope to hold on to. Finally, we look up. In our silence, I reach for my iPhone and take pictures. The Top of Europe pamphlet says you can see the Vosges Mountains in France from here on a clear day. I imagine the Vosges as the feminine mountain, with the rounded shapes of its peaks, in the eyeshot of Jungfrau. I immediately put this observation on my bad feminist list: Do not impose genders on mountains just because of elevation levels. Taking in the panorama, I sense that we each feel the same tug of the Jungfrau pushing through the walls of our chests like a spirit too big to fit, taking our breath and all the lists we have tacked up next to our hearts—choices made, careers managed, the would haves and should haves, because after all, we are only human, spouses or not, as the presence of this mountain reminds us. --Maureen Pilkington’s fiction and non-fiction have appeared in numerous journals, anthologies and magazines. Currently, she is working on a novel and is the director of Page Turners, a non-profit writing program for the Archdiocese of New York.

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Spending a weektoatthe thefast Tryall the perfect antidote pacedClub and isoften perfect antidote to the fast paced and often stressful lives many of us live. stressful livesonmany us live. Located theofnorthwestern tip of LocatedtheonTryall the Club, northwestern of Jamaica, a formertip sugar Jamaica, theis Tryall Club, by a former plantation, 30 minutes car fromsugar the plantation,Bay is 30international minutes by Airport. car from The the Montego Montego Bay international The 2200-acre property meanders Airport. from inland 2200-acre meanders from inland hills to theproperty shores of the Caribbean, with hills to the shores of the Caribbean, dense tropical flora and fauna as well with as a dense tropical flora and faunaa as well as a secluded beachfront creating paradisiacal secluded beachfront creating a paradisiacal environment. The club offers 87 estate villas, environment. The clubarchitecturally offers 87 estate villas, each privately owned, unique, each fully privately owned, architecturally unique, and staffed, giving each a feeling of a and fully staffed, giving each feeling ofofa private mini-resort. All take fullaadvantage private mini-resort. All take full advantage of the natural beauty that abounds, with living the natural beauty that abounds, with living areas seamlessly blending into the outdoors. areas seamlessly blending into villa the outdoors. Meals are prepared at the to your Meals are prepared at the villa to your specifications by a dedicated chef, or you may specifications by a dedicated chef, or you may choose to venture out to enjoy some carefully choose to venture out to enjoy some carefully selected private dining experiences on the selected private dining experiences on the grounds. Tryall has an 18 hole golf course, grounds. Tryall has an 18 hole golf course, driving range, 12 tennis courts, spa services, driving range, 12 tennis courts, spa services, deep sea fishing, snorkeling, water skiing, a deep sea fishing, snorkeling, water skiing, a café, restaurant, pro shops and much more, café, restaurant, pro shops and much more, making this a destination you’ll never have making this a destination you’ll never have to or want to leave. Each villa comes with to or want to leave. Each villa comes with several golf carts, which makes navigating several golf carts, which makes navigating and exploring this vast resort so much and exploring this vast resort so much fun. A six-mile trail along a 19thth century fun. A six-mile trail along a 19 century aqueduct crossing three rivers will provide aqueduct crossing three rivers will provide an adventurous hike through magnificent an adventurous hike through magnificent foliage respite from from the the luxury luxury foliage and and aa brief brief respite that awaits your return. A gourmet lunch that awaits your return. A gourmet lunch served under a tent in the middle of served under a tent in the middle of the the resort’s resort’s organic organic garden garden is is another another way way to to spend afternoon. spend aa delightful delightful afternoon. The The Tryall Tryall Club Club is is the the perfect perfect destination destination for family gatherings, groups for family gatherings, groups of of friends friends and and couples couples to to vacation vacation or or to to celebrate celebrate aa special special occasion. occasion. Whatever Whatever the the reason, reason, your your stay stay is sure to be a memorable one. And, is sure to be a memorable one. And, this this paradise is is less less than than four four hours hours from from JFK. JFK. paradise For those those who who may may want want to to make make this this aa For home away away from from home, home, there there are are usually usually aa home few market each each year. year. few villas villas that that come come on on the the market As an owner, weekly renter or guest, your As an owner, weekly renter or guest, your time at Tryall will leave lasting impressions and great memories. www.tryallclub.com

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> WINNETU OCEANSIDE RESORT MARTHA’S VINEYARD

It’s quite a marvel... the moment you discover tranquility. Your breathing slows, the mind quiets, and somehow your iPhone is no longer attached to the side of your head. A great lawn and panoramic ocean view so captivating, there’s nothing to do but be still. The only sounds, the chirping of the birds and the light rustle of the trees in the ocean breeze. Welcome to Winnetu Oceanside Resort on Martha’s Vineyard. Best known as a premier resort for summer family vacations, after Labor Day is a glorious time to plan a getaway to the Vineyard. Winnetu is open until October 23rd, and guests can take advantage of the low season rates, and enjoy the Vineyard without the summer crowds and traffic. Located on South Beach in Edgartown, Winnetu’s beachside style is sophisticated without pretension, cozy and classy, welcoming and relaxed. The resort also owns the surrounding Mattakesett 154

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Properties, 3 to 5-bedroom private home rentals ideal for extendedfamily or friends vacations. The Winnetu staff is delightful and eager to arrange kayak tours, dune and lighthouse trips, even a “Sea For Yourself” island-hopping experience launched in partnership with The Nantucket Hotel, where guests can visit both islands by taking advantage of a complimentary ferry service between the two hotels. Getting around the island is easy–guests can either bike to town on the bicycle path, take the Resort’s complimentary shuttles to/from Edgartown, or use the resort’s town car for the day to explore the island. The sunset water taxi cruise is a lovely way to arrive in Edgartown for your dinner reservation. Don’t miss the very fine New England fare at The Dunes at Winnetu. Designed as a comfortable nautical eatery, the restaurant has a spectacular outdoor deck lounge. Sunset cocktails on the deck overlooking the ocean... what could be better! 31 Dunes Rd, Edgartown, MA. (508) 310-1733 www.winnetu.com

GIRLS’ WEEKEND

> CANYON RANCH LENOX, MASS.

Mothers and daughters love to be pampered, but they may be looking for different indulgences. One might wish for a healing Ayurvedic massage, while the other may want to challenge her strength and stamina. Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Mass., an allinclusive wellness retreat, is the gold standard in destination health spas and will satisfy the desires of both generations. Located in the heart of the Berkshires, the resort offers unlimited fitness classes, gourmet dining and boundless opportunities for spiritual and physical rejuvenation. The resort is only a three-hour drive from Manhattan, the perfect girls’ weekend getaway.

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Canyon Ranch offers over 40 complimentary classes daily, from cardio training to aerial hammock yoga, wellness talks on ancient Chinese medicine to meditation and relaxation. Guests often split up and meet for meals, or in the eucalyptus steam room between sessions. With so much to choose from, a program advisor is on hand to help map out a schedule based on your own personal goals. Evening gatherings include stimulating sessions like tarot card demonstrations,

a fireside poetry reading, and an acoustic concert in the beautiful Bellefontaine Mansion Library. When it comes to creature comforts, Canyon Ranch is top shelf; dining options are plentiful, nourishing and astoundingly delicious. The nightly chef-hosted cooking demonstrations include dishes such as Spicy Halibut with Avocado Sauce, Maple Dijon Rack of Lamb, and Dulce de Leche Cheesecake. The recipes are printed out to take home, along with healthy tips learned

along the way. As for the accommodations, the rooms are extremely comfortable with a focus on optimal sleep, a part of wellness as vital as fitness, nutrition and stress reduction. Rooms come equipped with a sleep noise machine, a pillow menu, nightly inspirational quotes, and what else but a goodnight chocolate. Being in the Berkshires, the outdoor activities vary with the beautiful New England seasons. In the winter, guests enjoy guided snowshoe and cross-country skiing tours; in the fall and spring, small groups are biking on the trails, kayaking on the lake, and challenging their mettle on the ropes course. During the summer season, guests take advantage of the Berkshires’ renowned art and music venues. Whether you’re spending a weekend or a week at Canyon Ranch, all ages leave with inspiration for new goals and tangible knowledge for renewed vitality. www.canyonranchdestinations.com W E STO N MA G A ZINEG ROUP.COM

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> RITZ-CARLTON NEW YORK, CENTRAL PARK

Where to celebrate a milestone birthday in New York? The Ritz-Carlton Central Park is a spectacular host. The setting is iconic, overlooking Central Park, directly across the street from the colorful plume-topped horse drawn carriages waiting to depart for a ride around the park. The moment the top-hatted doorman swings open the door, there is nothing to do but relax. The staff of the RitzCarlton welcomes you to your very exclusive home on Central Park South and let the celebration begin. At the Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park you’ll find royalty, dignitaries, celebrities, families with young children, honeymooners and regular guests. The staff deserves accolades for giving each and every guest the royal treatment. The hotel lounge serves traditional afternoon tea and cocktails and is the setting for special events, like Aretha Franklin’s annual birthday party. Everyone knows your name–the doorman, the concierge, Auden Bistro’s Maître d’ and Norman the bartender at Auden Bar, serving cocktails for 30 plus years who remembers your drink order. The Ritz-Carlton Club® Lounge is an add-on experience for guests and it’s a divine treat. The lounge presents five meals throughout 156

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the day. day. Stop Stop in in for for breakfast; breakfast; pick pick the up your your morning morning paper paper and and aa copy copy up the Concierge Concierge Insider, Insider, offering offering ofof the suggestions ofof activities activities for for adults adults suggestions and children. The Club Concierge and children. The Club Concierge willassist assist in inarranging arrangingtheater theatertickets, tickets, will dinner reservations and outings. dinner reservations and outings. Savor smoked smoked salmon salmon with with aa glass glass ofof Savor champagneand andaabowl bowlofoffresh freshberries berries champagne overlooking the the park park like like you’re you’re in in overlooking your very very own own elegant elegant living living room. room. your Thenostalgia nostalgiacandy candycart cartisisaareal realtreat treat The and includes includes historical historical tidbits tidbits about about and thevintage vintagesweets, sweets,and andoh! oh!those thosejars jars the of freshly baked cookies! of freshly baked cookies! Everything isis right right atat the the hotel, hotel, Everything ideal ifif you’re you’re celebrating celebrating aa senior senior ideal milestone.Auden AudenBistro Bistrohas hasaaterrific terrific milestone. menuand andisislocated locatedin inthe thelobby lobbyand and menu doesn’t get get better better than than having having La La itit doesn’t PrairieSpa Spain inthe thehotel. hotel. Prairie New hotels hotels open open every every day day in in New Manhattan, why do guests choose the Manhattan, why do guests choose the Ritz-Carlton Central Central Park Park again again and and Ritz-Carlton again? again? It’s quite quite simple; simple; you you are are welcomed welcomed It’s home,embraced embracedwith withaahospitality hospitalityand and home, warmththat thatfeels feelslike likethe thevery verybest besthug. hug. warmth 50 Central Central Park Park S,S, New New York, York, 50 NY. (212)308-9100 308-9100 NY. (212) www.ritzcarlton.com www.ritzcarlton.com

THE CITY CITY OF OF THE TRAVELERS’ LOVE TRAVELERS’ LOVE

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original building’s historical elements with There’s something something about about Philadelphia. Philadelphia. The The energy-efficient regulations. There’s city has has captivated captivated generations, generations, starting starting out out city Nurturing extends to your four-legged the Founding Founding Fathers’ Fathers’ stomping stomping grounds grounds friends. The Palomar doesn’t charge extra for asas the furry pals, regardless of size. The staff delivers pet beds and food and water bowls to your room and offer maps of the best places to walk your dog; you can even arrange pet-sitting and grooming services if the humans want to go out on the town. The Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia offers endless opportunities for guests to engage with all the city has to offer. Missing your CitiBike? Giddy up BENJAMINFRANKLIN FRANKLINPARKWAY PARKWAY BENJAMIN for a free ride on one of the PHOTOBY BYB.B.KRIST KRIST PHOTO hotel’s custom-designed

andevolving evolvinginto intoaamecca meccaofofculture, culture, and business, and history makers, both past business, and history makers, both past andpresent. present.And Andfor forthose thoselooking lookingfor for and weekend away away from from the the chaos chaos ofof aa weekend Manhattan,Philly Phillyisisaaworld worldapart. apart. Manhattan, Philly’saabig bigcity; city;what’s what’sthe thebest bestway way Philly’s getstarted startedorganizing organizingyour yourtrip? trip?The The totoget answer isis simple: simple: Visit Visit Philadelphia Philadelphia answer (www.visitphilly.com), aa one-stop one-stop (www.visitphilly.com), shop for all things Philly, providing shop for all things Philly, providing tipsand andtricks tricksofofthe thetravel traveltrade. trade.From From tips lists ofof local local attractions attractions toto upcoming upcoming lists events and and sample sample itineraries—Ben itineraries—Ben events Franklin tour, tour, anyone?—to anyone?—to cheese cheese Franklin steakrecommendations, recommendations,VP VPhas hasititall. all. steak helps you you plan plan your your trip, trip, provides provides ItIt helps ticket and and hotel hotel deals deals for for the the dealdealticket conscious visitor, visitor, asas well well asas keeping keeping conscious youininthe theloop loopabout aboutwhat’s what’sgoing goingon on you thecity cityatatany anygiven givenmoment. moment. ininthe Whether you’re you’re riding riding solo solo or or Whether bringing aa human—or human—or furry!— furry!— bringing companion, the the Kimpton Kimpton Hotel Hotel companion, Palomar Philadelphia Philadelphia isis an an ideal ideal Palomar starting point. point. Located Located amidst amidst the the starting retailhub hubofofdowntown downtownPhiladelphia’s Philadelphia’s retail Rittenhouse Square, Square, the the Palomar Palomar Rittenhouse offers ecoeco- and and pet-friendly pet-friendly amenities amenities for for offers everytype typeofofguest. guest.The Thefirst firstLEED® LEED®GoldGoldevery certifiedhotel hotelin inPhiladelphia, Philadelphia,the theKimpton Kimpton certified HotelPalomar PalomarPhiladelphia Philadelphiaprides pridesitself itselfon on Hotel itsgreen greenpractices, practices,beautifully beautifullybalancing balancingthe the its

PUBLIC bikes. Need to get your warrior-pose on? Don’t miss each room’s complementary yoga mat and the twenty-four-hour fitness center. Trying to unwind, but don’t want to get dressed? In-room spa services will

SONESTA PHILADELPHIA

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delight and relax. Foodie guests shouldn’t miss the Palomar’s in-house restaurant, Square 1682. Executive chef Caitlin Mateo places great emphasis on sustainability and seasonable ingredients, and the results shine through in her bold, bright flavors—thanks, in part, to the hotel’s in-house herb garden— and robust dishes. Visit hotelpalomar-philadelphia.com to book your stay now. Another stellar spot to hang your hat in the City of Brotherly Love is the brand-new Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square. If you’re in town for business, the Sonesta, featuring sixteen thousand square feet of meeting space and sixteen different conference rooms, is the place to be. An after-meeting cocktail is a necessity, so stop by the hotel’s Art Bar to take in a tipple… or two. An emphasis on artistic excellence extends throughout the Sonesta, ranging from the style of cocktails to the Center for Emerging Visual Artists. Located in the lobby, the latter space features and promotes works by local artists, bringing the city to life as guests check in. www.sonesta.com/philadelphia W E STO N MA G A Z I N E G R O U P . C O M

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> SKI LAKE TAHOE BY RICH SILVER

HAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WHEN YOU PLAN A FAMILY SKI TRIP OUT WEST? DEEP SNOW, TONS OF KIDS’ ACTIVITIES, LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS, FABULOUS DINING, BUT MOST IMPORTANT, EASE OF TRAVEL. THE IDEA OF BEING STUCK IN THE AIRPORT WITH A CANCELLED CONNECTION CAN BE MORE CHALLENGING THAN A DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND SKI RUN. IT’S HARD TO BEAT FLYING NON-STOP FROM JFK TO RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JET BLUE. NO WASTED TRAVEL DAYS MEANS MORE TIME ON THE SLOPES.

NORTHSTAR NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA RESORT RESORT

Looking Looking forfor a luxury a luxury family family destination? destination?Vail VailResorts’ Resorts’$30 $30million million dollar dollarinvestment investmentin inNorthstar Northstarhas hasbrought broughta aBeaver BeaverCreek Creek experience experienceto toTahoe. Tahoe.The Thenewly newlyrevamped revampedVillage VillageatatNorthstar Northstar is isalways alwaysbrimming brimmingwith withactivity. activity.Elegant Elegantshops shopsand andexcellent excellent restaurants restaurants surround surround thethe outdoor outdoor skating skating rink, rink, with with s’mores s’moresserved served around around thethe firefire pits pits every every afternoon. afternoon. ForForananexclusive exclusivemountain mountainexperience, experience,sign signupupforfor Northstar’s Northstar’s Primo Primo Private Private Ski Ski Lesson Lesson package. package. A AprepreNORTHSTAR VILLAGE trip tripconcierge conciergeconsultant consultantwill willreserve reserveinstructors, instructors, demo demo equipment, equipment, early early access access totothethemountain, mountain,dinner dinner reservations reservationsand andeven evenspa spaappointments, appointments,ensuring ensuringa a seamless seamless vacation. vacation. AA private private guide guideis isespecially especiallyhelpful helpful when when navigating navigating thethe resort’s resort’s fabulous fabulous gladed gladed tree tree skiing. skiing. Don’t Don’tmiss missthethetōst tōsttradition, tradition,a adaily dailycelebration celebrationthat that serves serves upup a complimentary a complimentary glass glass ofof champagne champagne toto guests guests at at 2:00 2:00 pmpm onon thethe East East Ridge Ridge Run. Run. The Thebeautiful beautifulmid-mountain mid-mountainRitz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton, Lake Lake Tahoe Tahoeoffers offersfive fivestar starluxury luxuryaccommodations, accommodations,full full service servicespaspaand andfine finedining diningalong alongwith witha amountain mountain concierge concierge and and skiski valets valets toto ease ease access access toto the the slopes. slopes.The The common common area, area, known known rightfully rightfully asas “The “TheLiving LivingRoom, Room, ”” hashas thethe perfect perfect warmth warmth and and ambience ambience toto fully fully enjoy enjoythis this mountain mountain retreat retreat any any time time ofof day day oror night. night. With With itsits open open kitchen kitchen and and “Chef “Chef ’s ’sTable Tableand andTasting Tasting Counter, Counter, ” ”Manzanita ManzanitaininThe TheRitz-Carlton Ritz-Carltonfeatures features wonderfully wonderfullycreative creative“New “NewAmerican AmericanCuisine” Cuisine”ininanan LAKE TAHOE BELONGS ON YOUR SKI BUCKET LIST elegant elegant butbut casual casual setting. setting. Straddling two states, Lake Tahoe blends California’s laid-back vibe ForFora memorable a memorableexperience, experience,ride ridethethegondola gondolatotoNorthstar’s Northstar’s Lodge forfor thethe Mountain Table dinner series, anan elegant fivewith Nevada’s anything goes attitude. With nine resorts and over Zephyr Zephyr Lodge Mountain Table dinner series, elegant fivewine-paired dinner served 22,000 acres of skiable terrain, Lake Tahoe has more ski resorts in course, course, wine-paired dinner servedonontwo twolong longcommunal communaltables. tables. onon select dates throughout thethe season–reservations a must). close proximity than any other winter destination in North America. (Offered (Offered select dates throughout season–reservations a must). Industry leader Vail Resorts now operates three mountain resorts HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN RESORT RESORT as part of the company’s impressive portfolio: Northstar California, HEAVENLY adrenalinerush rushat atHeavenly: Heavenly:4800 4800skiable skiableacres acresspanning spanning Heavenly, and Kirkwood. The Vail Resorts Epic Pass is good for It’sIt’sananadrenaline California and and Nevada, Nevada,insane insanelake lakeviews viewsand andthetheregion’s region’shighest highest unlimited access at the three resorts. In addition, Squaw Valley California summit elevation elevation (10,067 (10,067 feet). feet). The The best best way way toto ride ride from from state state toto state state and Alpine Meadows recently merged and have announced plans summit is to hire hire one one of of thethe 250 250 expert expert guides guides from from thethe renowned renowned Heavenly Heavenly SkiSki to join the two resorts via an interconnecting gondola, bringing is to School. Plan Plan onon spending spending a few a few days; days; there’s there’s just just soso much much toto take take in.in. European-style, multi-mountain skiing to the area. The Mountain School. Collective Pass gives you access to both Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN RESORT Thanks to El Niño, a healthy snowpack has returned to the region, where the average annual snowfall totals more than 450 inches. Lake Tahoe is also home to the largest snowmaking system on the West Coast, ensuring chairlifts will be turning from midNovember to late April. There’s so much fun off the mountain, as well, like family-friendly zip lines, scenic boat tours, helicopter rides, and dogsled tours. In addition, Lake Tahoe has added 30,000 square feet of new shops, world-class restaurants and art galleries. And something you can’t find in any other mountain town–the exciting Vegasstyle nightlife. 158

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Heavenly Heavenlyisisthe theperfect perfectchoice choice for fora aguys’ guys’ororgals’ gals’ski skitrip, trip,with with fabulous fabulousskiing skiingduring duringthe theday day and andhigh-energy high-energyentertainment entertainment totokeep keepyou yougoing going allall night. night. Don’t Don’tmiss missthe thedaily daily“Unbuckle “Unbuckle atatTamarack” Tamarack”parties parties––think thinkgogo gogogirls girlsand andmobile mobileDJDJsnowcats. snowcats. HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO, LAKE TAHOE AA 2.4 2.4 mile-long mile-long gondola gondola connects connects Adventure Adventure Peak’s Peak’s mid-mountain mid-mountain zip zip lines, lines, RITZ-CARLTON, LAKE TAHOE climbing climbingwalls, walls,ropes ropes courses courses and andalpine alpinecoaster coastertotothe thehip, hip, happening happening Heavenly Heavenly Village/ Village/ South SouthLake LakeTahoe Tahoecasino casinoscene. scene. The TheChateau Chateaustorefronts storefronts have have brought brought a a new new buzz buzz toto the the pedestrian-friendly pedestrian-friendly Heavenly Heavenly Village Villagelocated locatedatatthe thebase baseofof the thegondola. gondola.Azul AzulLatin LatinKitchen Kitchen and anditsitssister sisterrestaurant, restaurant,Base Base Camp CampPizza PizzaCo., Co., are are quickly quickly becoming becomingthe thego-to go-tohotspots. hotspots. The TheHard Hard Rock Rock Hotel Hotel and and Casino Casino has has taken taken the the South South Shore Shorebybystorm stormwith withitsitsrock rock and and roll roll vibe vibe and and edgy edgy live live shows. shows.You Youcan cancatch catcha astunning stunningsunset sunsetfrom from you can’t beat the ski-in, ski-out convenience your yourlake lakeview viewsuite, suite,cut cutinto intoa ajuicy juicysteak steak along with jaw-dropping views through flooratatPark ParkPrime Primeororgrab grabananoyster oystershooter shooteroror to-ceiling windows overlooking cascading Jambalaya Jambalayaright rightininthe thecenter centerofofthe theaction actionatat waterfalls and heated pools. Speaking of pools, take in a soak mid-mountain, at Squaw The TheOyster OysterBar. Bar. Go Gosteep steepand anddeep deepatatKirkwood KirkwoodMountain Mountain Valley’s High Camp Pool and Hot Tub. Set Resort, Resort,where wherelegendary legendarysnowstorms snowstorms are are at 8,200 feet, this is truly one of the most measured measuredininfeet feetrather ratherthan thaninches inchesand and breathtaking places in the world to relax and thrilling thrillingcliffs cliffschallenge challengeeven eventhe theheartiest heartiest enjoy the high alpine environment (open ofofskiers. skiers.Hire Hireanan“Expedition: “Expedition:Kirkwood” Kirkwood” during spring season only). Après and hang mountain mountainguide guidetotocreate createa acustom customtour tourand and with the locals at the legendary Le Chamois access accessunder-the-radar under-the-radardeep deeppowder powderstashes stashes and the Loft Bar at the base of the mountain. Get the full Squaw Valley/Alpine and andbackcountry backcountryadventure. adventure. Take Takeadvantage advantage ofof Vail Vail Resorts’ Resorts’ Epic Epic Meadows experience and sign up for one of Pass, Pass,which whichallows allowsyou youaccess accesstotoHeavenly, Heavenly, the resort’s special packages: The North Face Mountain Guides Northstar Northstarand andKirkwood. Kirkwood. 2016/2017 2016/2017Season Seasonpasses passesare arenow nowon onsale sale program will give up to 4 people the ultimate tour of Squaw’s secret stashes and atatwww.vail.com www.vail.com instruction as well. You can even bypass the SQUAW SQUAWVALLEY/ALPINE VALLEY/ALPINEMEADOWS MEADOWS lift lines wearing a new North Face Jacket, There’s There’sbeen beena alotlotofofexcitement excitementabout aboutthe the included in the price. merger mergerofofthese thesetwo tworesorts, resorts,starting startingwith with Free Ski and Ride with Olympic Gold the thenew newbase basevillage villageatatSquaw SquawValley. Valley.On Onthe the Medalist, Jonny Moseley. Join Jonny when mountain, mountain,the thenew newSiberia SiberiaExpress ExpressChairlift Chairlift available on a memorable 2-hour mountain whisks whiskspowder-seekers powder-seekerstotothe the wide-open wide-open tour of Squaw Valley or Alpine Meadows. bowls bowlsononthe theupper uppermountain. mountain.There’s There’seven even The WanderLust “Mountain to Mat” the theworld’s world’sfirst firstski-in, ski-in,ski-out ski-outStarbuck’s! Starbuck’s! workshop couples a guided half-day on the Book Bookyour yourstay stayatatthe theResort ResortatatSquaw SquawCreek; Creek; slopes with restorative yoga classes.

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Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe serves as the destination’s gateway resort with spectacular views and options for every ability level. Present your boarding pass the day you arrive for deep discounts on lift tickets. Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, known for having the area’s most thrilling tree skiing, is home to three Olympic gold medalists – Jamie Anderson, Hannah Teter and Maddie Bowman – so keep your eyes open for these “Golden Girls” shredding the slopes. Sugar Bowl Resort now operates neighboring Royal Gorge Resort, North America’s largest cross country skiing center with more than 200 kilometers of groomed trails. Open for skating, snowshoeing, snow biking and snow kiting, the resort offers a snow-filled adventure for everyone. Spend the day exploring Lake Tahoe’s idyllic West Shore, including a mandatory stop at Emerald Bay, one of the most photographed spots in the world. Be sure to sneak in a half day on the slopes at Homewood Mountain Resort for a preview of the resort’s multi-

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million dollar expansion plans. For customized itineraries and to book a Lake Tahoe winter vacation, visit skilaketahoe.com Access complete resort profiles, real-time snow and weather conditions, and check out unbeatable deals on lift tickets and lodging. W E STO N MA G A Z I N E G R O U P . C O M

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FAIRMONT FAIRMONT BANFF BANFF SPRINGS SPRINGS

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Banff-Lake Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine, Louise-Sunshine,is isbreathtakingly breathtakinglysetsetin inthethe magnificent magnificent Canadian CanadianRockies. Rockies. With With8,000 8,000skiable skiableacres acres of of wide-open wide-open groomed groomed slopes slopes forfor neophytes, neophytes,jaw-dropping jaw-dropping double-diamonds double-diamondsforforthetheintrepid, intrepid,Olympic Olympicworthy worthysnow snow parks, parks, andand off-piste off-piste back back bowls bowls forfor adrenalin adrenalin junkies junkies there there is is literally literally something something forfor everyone. everyone. And And diddid I mention I mention thethe driest, driest, lightest lightest snow snow andand North North America’s America’s longest longest skiski season? season? Banff-Lake Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine, Louise-Sunshine, lovingly lovingly known known as as SkiBig3, SkiBig3, lieslies in in thethe heart heart of of Banff BanffNational NationalPark Parkin inthetheCanadian Canadian province province of Alberta of Alberta where where resorts resorts Mt.Mt. Norquay, Norquay, Lake Lake Louise Louise SkiSki Resort Resort andand Sunshine Sunshine Village Village share share thethe spotlight spotlight with with two two great great locales, locales, Banff Banff andand Lake Lake Louise. Louise.These These former former frontier frontier towns towns hithit thethe mark mark with with top-notch top-notch restaurants, restaurants, happening happening artart galleries, galleries, andand handsome handsome shops. shops. Banff Banff Lake Lake Louise Louiseis isa winter a winterparadise paradisewith withplenty plentyof of adventures adventures forfor all all ages. ages.Strap Strap onon a pair a pair of of “ice “ice cleats” cleats” forfor anan exhilarating exhilarating hike hike along along iced iced waterfalls waterfalls and and suspended suspended catwalks catwalks at Johnston at Johnston Canyon Canyon IceIce Falls, Falls, take take a Night a Night Owl Owl Snowshoe Snowshoe tour, tour, or or soar soar through through mountain mountain valleys valleys with with a team a team of of huskies huskies forfor a dog-sledding a dog-sledding experience. experience. SkiBig3 SkiBig3 offers offersthree threedistinct distinctskiski resorts resorts in in thethe unspoiled unspoiled wilderness wilderness with with nono long long lines lines oror thethe hustle hustle andand bustle bustle of of over-developed over-developedresorts. resorts.Mt. Mt.Norquay Norquay is known is known forfor its its Olympic Olympic andand World World Cup Cup training training runs. runs. The The rugged, rugged, Western Western terrain terrain includes includes a narrow a narrow valley valley where wherethethe

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By Kathryn Mayer

Unplug and Explore at Grace Farms in New Canaan Spend 10 minutes with New Canaan native and nature aficionado Mark Fowler and you realize very quickly, the apple indeed, does not fall far from the proverbial tree.

“YOU WON’T MIND GETTING MUDDY TODAY, WILL YOU? IT’S INCREDIBLE – THE PONDS ARE ALIVE AND SINGING.”

ark Fowler, raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, grew up as a globetrotter with his mother, talented artist Betsey Fowler, and father, renowned wildlife expert Jim Fowler, beloved host for over 30 years of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.” Today, Mark Fowler, an award-winning filmmaker, conservationist, and popular wildlife spokesperson and advocate, is bringing his vast wildlife experience home to New Canaan, returning as the Nature and Wildlife Ambassador at Grace Farms Foundation, where he creates adventurous and inspiring preservation programs for its Nature Initiative. “You don’t experience nature by watching it on a screen,” said Fowler while pointing to a redtailed hawk soaring high above Grace Farms’ rolling 80 acres. “Kids spend too much time in front of screens. It’s my mission at Grace Farms to reintroduce them to the great outdoors.” This is not so different from the MARK FOWLER WITH AN AMERICAN KESTREL work of his dad, Jim Fowler, who brought nature and adventure inside the home to TV screens for decades, introducing wildlife to millions of families and by doing so, inspired generations of week after week, year after year,” Fowler baby boomers with stories of outdoor proudly said. “His impact is immeasurable.” exploration. Families gathered in front of Times have changed, however, and the the television on Sunday nights to get a peak second generation Fowler wants to get kids at the wilderness beyond their reach. away from the TV and all screens. “My dad did amazing work with his “We’ve never been more disconnected television program, expanding horizons and from the natural world,” Fowler said. 164

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“At Grace Farms, we aim to inspire and encourage families to put down the tablets, video games, and all screens, get off the couch, and get outside and explore. It’s good for the heart, good for the soul, and good for sustaining future generations of environmental caregivers.” His mission is uniquely dovetailed with the mission of Grace Farms Foundation to blend landscape, architecture and art to let people know the power of nature to foster connection and build community. Fowler aims to challenge kids with adventure opportunities, like his Backyard Explorers program, to have children and adults get outside, get dirty, and explore the natural world around them. Grace Farms was established and designed specifically to do just this, and so much more. In highly coveted, affluent Fairfield County, open space is rare, and if available at all, excruciatingly expensive. Despite

such obstacles, the Grace Farms Foundation reached for the stars, and succeeded, providing the community with open space in an intricate blend of land, architecture, art, and native woodlands, ponds, meadows. The Pritzker Prize-winning firm SANAA designed the community space, known as the River, which is the international architectural magnet already attracting thousands of visitors to Grace Farms. The building is an amazing feat, blending nature and architecture, beginning with a 700seat amphitheater nestled atop a hilltop with an impressive view of native meadows and woodlands rolling below, then flowing downhill, with a gentle, meandering slope and series of communal areas along the way. The majority of the River is a high pavilion of native wood and steel, with carefully placed glass-enclosed vestibules to break its flow and offer areas of contemplation, refreshment, or play. Each area emerges from the River like a rock partially submerged in

Fowler is dedicated to returning endangered native flora and species back to Connecticut, and has already done so with the American Kestrel. Yet he’s aiming for another endangered commodity too: family time. “Today kids spend the minimum of 5-30 minutes a day outside. They are so connected digitally, but totally disconnected from the natural world – more than any other time in human history. I hope to change that,” Fowler said.

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“BY ENCOURAGING ADVENTURE,” SAID FOWLER, “WE EDUCATE AND CREATE FUTURE WILDLIFE CARETAKERS. IT’S WHAT MY DAD DID, AND WHAT I PLAN TO DO HERE.” a babbling creek – not stopping the flow, but diverting it ever so slightly, adding beauty, sound, and purpose to encourage community amidst the natural world. Still, Nature and Wildlife Ambassador Mark Fowler wants to make sure you wander away from the spectacular River building, to explore the trails meandering the 80 acres and to witness native, natural Connecticut first-hand, as nature intended it. On the trails through Grace Farms, nature is revealed in real time, no charger or wifi needed: woodlands, ponds, fields, streams, and soaring skies border exclusive Fairfield and Westchester Counties, and yet the turtles don’t notice. The sound of bullfrogs, birdsong, meadows dancing, and the wind through the trees complement the echoes of children’s laughter as they explore what’s been in their backyard all along. “By encouraging adventure,” said Fowler, “we educate and create future wildlife caretakers. It’s what my dad did, and what I plan to do here.”

and reconnecting to the natural world around them so they learn to coexist with wildlife to sustain a healthy environment. “Grace Farms is making a difference already,” said Fowler. “We share the excitement of what’s possible, share inspiration, then people take that home and spread it out into the world. Grace Farms has already received thousands of visitors, and if people leave here with a sense of a greater purpose, we have done our job.” Fowler has a pledge for his backyard explorers when they complete the program:

It’s about the bullfrogs. And cattails. And open meadows and babbling brooks, so redwing blackbirds, falcons, salamanders, turtles and toads can have a place to call home. But mostly it’s about people: connecting children and families to the powerful potential of disconnecting digitally,

“We should all make that pledge,” Fowler said, “and remember that this is all here, if only we look for it. In the hurry of life, we drive by and forget the trees, forests, and meadows right in front of us. Grace Farms creates a space where people can slow down, reconnect, and remember just how connected we all really are: to nature, arts, community, justice and faith.”

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“Jack Ide – Aviation Spy ”

ong before NASA (1958) and SpaceX (2002) lofted the human imagination, there was NACA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The agency was purposefully founded in 1915 to close the everwidening gap between America’s aviation capabilities and those of its European peers. Despite the gravity-defying accomplishment of Wilbur and Orville Wright in their 1903 aeroplane Flyer, the United States was unable to capitalize on this first discovery of powered flight. The two sons of a bishop from Ohio were the first to realize the mythology of flying that stretched back centuries to Greek and Egyptian civilizations. Yet ten years after their miracle on the dunes at Kitty Hawk, Americans still scoffed at “birdmen.” Efforts to PORTRAIT OF JOHN JAY “JACK” IDE promote further aviation research JHC COLLECTION, GIFT OF ALEXANDER BRUEN TREVOR. were virtually non-existent. While Henry Ford mechanized production of the automobile, putting and the French have one aeroplane for the literally hundreds of thousands of motorized navy. Russia has 116 army aeroplanes, and vehicles on the road, the industry of flying Germany has 46…Great Britain has about was plagued by relative apathy and inertia. 30, Italy has 25 and the United States about Aeroplanes and their pilots were viewed as 25.” More sobering was this observation passing novelties. following the strategic French and Italian This was not the case abroad. The number mobilization of airships in Morocco and of U.S. planes in the skies was dwarfed by Tripoli: “The aeroplane has come to stay the number of aircraft built and actively as a war agent.” With no dedicated R & D used by other countries. Europeans were facilities and fewer planes in their arsenal captivated by the Wright Brothers’ success than all their allies and potential enemies, and wasted no time in adapting the U.S. defense was at a clear disadvantage. technology for mail transport and advanced The outbreak of World War I made military applications. The Minnesota the need for an organization like NACA Sunbeam first reported these embarrassing imperative. Formed under the aegis of the statistics in 1913.“France leads in the number Navy and the Smithsonian, its first iteration of aeroplanes. These total more than 265 was a committee of 12 members and one 168

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employee with with the employee the auspicious auspicious name of of John John F. name F. Victory. Victory. With With modest headquarters headquarters in modest in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia at at aa military Virginia military airfield airfield named for Samuel Pierpont named for Samuel Pierpont Langley, the the Secretary Langley, Secretary for for the the Smithsonian, it was this Smithsonian, it was this group group and their their aspiration aspiration to and to promote promote aviation that that drew aviation drew the the attention attention of aa certain certain young of young lieutenant. lieutenant. John John Jay Jay “Jack” “Jack” Ide Ide (1890 (1890 – 1962) 1962) was was the the son son of of aa US US – Navy Admiral. His passion for Navy Admiral. His passion for architectural design was honed architectural design was honed at Columbia Columbia University at University and and the the Ecole Des Des Beaux Ecole Beaux Arts Arts in in Paris. Paris. Having travelled travelled extensively Having extensively with his his parents parents throughout with Europe between 1902 and 1915, it is not surprising that this young man with a distinctively patriotic lineage and fascination with aviation would join NACA. Ide’s great-grandfather, John Jay, is perhaps better known for his diplomatic and judicial skills, but in honor of his own covert operations against foreign agents during the Revolutionary War, the CIA has dubbed him the Founding Father of Counterintelligence. One of the Foreign Liaison Meeting Rooms at CIA Headquarters at Langley was named after him in 1997. In 1921, following several years as an automobile and airplane designer, Ide was given a permanent observation post in Paris and instructed to discreetly keep a watchful eye on any scientific breakthroughs that might have ripple effects on national security. One might even say he was a spy. From 1921 to 1946, Ide served NACA in numerous capacities, including serving as head of the Foreign Intelligence branch of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In the ‘20s and

could no longer be ignored. According to NASA archives, what Ide described as “a holocaust of records” had been reached by Hitler’s laboratories under Hermann Goering and his Ministry of Aviation. Ide further predicted that Germany’s refinement of liquid-cooled engines for their fighter aircraft would make the next battle of powers merely a “war of workshops.” Jack Ide’s claims were corroborated by others. On January 7, 1939, the Albany Times Union heralded Capitol Hill’s reaction to NACA’s submissions as INTEL ON BRITISH AIRCRAFT FROM A VISIT BY IDES IN 1927 written by Ide and a more familiar household name, “Lucky Lindy. ” “Secret reports of Col. Charles EUROPEANS WERE CAPTIVATED BY THE WRIGHT A. Lindbergh, baring Nazi Germany’s climb BROTHERS’ SUCCESS AND WASTED NO TIME IN to world aviation supremacy, were hailed on Capitol Hill tonight as ‘invaluable’ to plans ADAPTING THE TECHNOLOGY FOR MAIL TRANSPORT for perfecting America’s air defenses against totalitarian threats… a first-hand report AND ADVANCED MILITARY APPLICATIONS. by John J. Ide, [NACA’s] ‘30s his committee struggled official European advisor, unsuccessfully to gain recently returned from meaningful financing and Europe, where he conferred national support. Domestic with Lindbergh, it was politics mired potential growth intimated in high official of America’s aeronautics quarters, will confirm capabilities. This was starkly those of Lindbergh and contrasted by the unlimited supplement them in detail.” funding afforded by other Ide and Lindbergh had countries for their military articulated the “urgent LEFT: HINDENBERG IN PROGRESS AT FACTORY. PHOTO BY JOHN JAY IDE engineers. Undaunted, Ide necessity of the United ABOVE: JACK IDE DESIGN OF A 1917 TOURING patiently continued to gather States’ expanding its CAR. IDE WOULD LATER DESIGN PLANES information about foreign research laboratories and AS WELL. aircraft. He attended aviation technical facilities to match exhibitions all over Europe research facilities Germany’s steady progress and to recapture – Paris, Stockholm, Berlin, including the for this nation the world air supremacy.” The Milan, Rotterdam, Vienna and Guidonia Wind evidence was irrefutable and demanded Geneva – and photographed Tunnel and Isotta action. Funds were finally approved in everything from fuselage to propeller. He Fraschini High Altitude Engine Laboratory anticipation of wartime and a national amassed a critical cache of diagrams and test in Italy. One of the most startling photos emergency. Thanks in large part to Ide, results related to innovations in aerodynamic in an album he created for NACA shows NACA became “an essential industry” and its design, fuel burning and metallurgy Mussolini examining a plane at Litterio work was recognized for its productive and experiments. In addition to documenting Airport in Rome. patriotic nature. public areas like airports, Ide gained inside With overwhelming evidence in hand, Ide --access to factories in Brussels and a Zeppelin issued a clear warning to NACA in January of Suzanne Clary is the president of the Jay plant in Germany. He captured images of 1937. The gravity of America’s vulnerability Heritage Center in Rye, New York.

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rom making the initial list to going to college fairs, from visiting the colleges to doing the interviews, from taking the standardized tests to composing the application, from figuring out the finances to making the final choice—applying to college is a multiyear process fraught with uncertainty, anxiety, and opacity. Professors Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman have teamed up with Jeffrey Durso-Finley, former admissions officer at Brown and now head of college counseling at the prestigious Lawrenceville (NJ) School, to offer parents and college-bound students The Secrets of Picking a College (and Getting In!): Over 600 Tips, Techniques, and Strategies Revealed. Available at www.bit.ly/tsopac (or wherever books are sold.) Download a free chapter at www.tsopac.com/download. All materials © 2016 Professors’ Guide LLC. All rights reserved.

10 TIPS FOR MAKING YOUR INITIAL LIST

With over 4,000 colleges to choose from, many students feel pressure to settle on a few choices as soon as possible. The sooner I get this list down to three or four, they think, the better. But, in truth, this isn’t the best strategy. At this stage in the process (which for many students is at the beginning of their junior year) it’s much better to assemble a pretty good-sized list (ten to twenty entries wouldn’t be too many), and then refine the list as you get more data. How the final list of colleges you apply to turns out depends in no small measure on which colleges “inhabit” the initial list. Follow our ten best tips and you’ll have an excellent list to build on: 176

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#1 Cast the net widely. Don’t assume that there necessarily is only one type of college that will satisfy your needs and interests. Someone interested in music might do just fine not just at a music conservatory, but also at a liberal arts college with a good music program, a big state university with a famous marching band, or even a college with a limited music

{ I N D EPE N D E N T S C H OO L G U I D E } program but lots of music-making opportunities in the community. So too, you might find that your interest in life-in-the-big-city could be satisfied not just at big city schools but also at more bucolic schools that are an easy commute to the bright lights. #2 Figure out what matters to you in a college. While there’s no need to have an exact list of your priorities, you should be starting to try to locate some key characteristics of schools that appeal to you. Are academics and the availability of particular majors particularly important? How important are things like location, weather, campus life, facilities, the “look and feel” of the campus, or the school’s mission or social values? Will your religious affiliation affect your selection? EXTRA POINTER. Know what your “deal breakers” are (most people have some). There’s no point putting a single-sex college or a school 3000 miles from home on your list if you already know that you absolutely, positively, 100-percent wouldn’t go to a school like that, even if it were the last one on the planet. IF WE COULD TELL YOU ONLY ONE THING. Don’t start your search looking for “the one.” For any given person, there are any number of schools that will provide a wonderful college experience and there’s no one school that will actually be a perfect fit.

#3 Use the resources: both web and flesh and blood. As you start to “populate” your initial list, consider all sources of information, both virtual and real. If you know some living, breathing human beings who’ve been to college recently (or are now at college), poll them about the colleges they considered, which one they picked and why, and how they liked the one they went to (make sure to ask about the good, the bad, and the ugly— you want a complete picture). Then follow up by surfing the colleges’ own websites and other general-purpose websites that might include videos as well as traditional e-content. And prepare to get even more ideas from the various “events” that await you: the meeting with your high school counselor, college fairs and college nights, visits to the colleges, and even interviews with admission folks or admissions professionals can all provide ideas of college you might like to go to. #4 Generate relevant alternatives. Many students start out with a very sparse list of names of colleges, maybe even only one of two choices. This is not necessarily a bad strategy, especially if the school embodies the characteristics you are looking for in a school. There are many ways to move from a single “focal” college to schools with similar features. One good way is simple “word of mouth”: find some student, perhaps a recent graduate of your school or a friend’s older brother or sister, who got into the school you’re considering and ask what other schools they applied to with the same characteristics. A more scientific, and extremely useful way, of finding alternatives is to use the website College Results Online. Go to www.collegeresults.org/search_basic.aspx, click on the tab

“Similar Colleges” (on the top of the page in the middle), and you’ll be presented with ten to fifteen alternatives to the school you’ve inputted—some of which you might not have thought of, or even heard of (for those in the latter class, navigate to those colleges’ websites and see what the school is all about). #5 Don’t overshoot–or undershoot. As you learn more about the college selection process, you’ll discover the sad fact that some schools have far, far more qualified candidates than they have places for—at some of the very best schools, as many as ten times. While you may have a straight “A” average, excellent boards, and lots of extra-curricular activities, you may not realize just how many other students around the country (and, gasp, in other countries) also have qualifications that match or exceed yours. On the other hand, if you have a strong record, don’t just play it safe by applying to the less competitive schools that most everyone in your class applies to. Your final list will need to have some variety in degree of selectivity, so make sure there’s some variety in your initial list. REALITY CHECK. Disregard comments such as “it’s all a crapshoot” or “you’d be better buying a lottery ticket than applying to that school.” There’s some rhyme or reason to the selection process, and even at the selective schools 10-percent of the applicants get in (when was the last time you bought a lottery ticket with a one in ten chance of winning the grand prize?).

#6 Start thinking about the finances. While it’s not yet time to raid your and your parents’ savings, it is time to give some preliminary thought to what four or five years worth of college is going to cost you. If, like for the majority of college students, financial aid is going to be a factor, then you should pay some attention to cost in making your initial list. But beware. Some seemingly expensive private colleges have large endowments and can provide very generous financial aid—sometimes even more than state universities, especially out-of-state state universities. On the other hand, many community colleges and some state universities can be incredibly cheap (some have lottery funds dedicated to subventing your college tuition or offer generous aid to academically-accomplished students), so don’t assume that just because it’s a state school it has no money to offer. 5-STAR TIP. Virtually every college has a tool on their website called the Net Price Calculator. Here you can put in some basic figures about your family’s income, savings, and other assets and get some estimation of what they’ll be charging you if admitted. And notice how the “offer” is put together: typically, they’ll tell you how much is gift and how much loan (which of course has to be paid back one day), and whether you’re expected to work and, if so, how much.

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{ I N D EPE N D E N T S C H OO L G U I D E } knowledgeable about the college scene. Even better, if they know you and have some sense of your individual interests and talents, they can come up with names of colleges that you might not be familiar with, but which would be great choices for you. Also, some counselors know of colleges—sometimes in the region, sometimes not—that are especially generous with financial aid or simply are good values. Keep in mind though, that some counselors may be less helpful than others, especially ones who have developed an artificially narrow range of schools they recommend to students—maybe because they limit their suggestions to colleges in the area or to schools that others at your school have attended. EXTRA POINTER. As you move forward on the college search, new schools will occur to you to consider. Run these by your counselor. Many high schools counselors welcome additional visits from students looking at colleges and, as a bonus, they’ll know you better when it comes time for them to write a letter of recommendation for your application.

#8 Keep the “rankings” in perspective. Many colleges proudly trumpet their “rankings,” especially those published by US News and World Report, (www.usnews. com/education) in an attempt to woo prospective students. While these rankings can provide some useful information, keep in mind that minor differences in the rankings don’t reflect significant differences in the quality of the schools; a school that ranks a few points down from another really isn’t in any significant way worse than the one a few points up on the ladder. Also realize that a significant portion of the data can be “gamed” by the colleges and that some of the data really has no impact on how good a college is. #9 Deal in all the “stakeholders.” Whether you like it or not, your parents—and in some families also grandparents or other relatives—are going to have a big say in where you end up going to college—especially if they’ll be the ones footing the bill. So it’s a good idea to hear their ideas about possible schools and add some of them into the mix (especially if they strike you as reasonable choices). That said, you don’t have to swallow what everyone else tells you if it doesn’t match your personal goals and interests—and even worse, if it falls into the category of deal breaker. Keep in mind that, at the end of the day, you’re the one who’s going to have to go to the school, so you might as well construct your initial list with that in mind. #10. Keep it fluid. In the good case, names of colleges will be added and deleted from the initial list as the process continues and you gain more and more sense of the colleges you’re considering. Don’t feel that your initial list is set in stone and that it’s some kind of no-no to change your mind. Eventually you will need to narrow your choices and firm up your decisions. But not now. 178

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TOP 12 WEBSITES TO HELP YOU CONSTRUCT YOUR INITIAL LIST

A Google-search for “college websites” returns 335,000,000 hits; a search for “picking a college,” 13,400,000. Talk about information overload. How’s anyone supposed to find any useful information to help them compose their initial list of colleges? To help you narrow your search, here is a list of our dozen favorite all-purpose college websites: 1. Big Future: www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org This comprehensive site powered by The College Board, should be every college-seeking student’s first stop on the web. In addition to helpful information about finding colleges, paying for college, and an interactive making a plan engine, the site includes information about majors and careers and how to find one that’s right for you. While you’re there, you can also register for SAT and AP tests. 2. College Compass: www.usnews.com/usnews/store/college_compass.htm This is the U.S. News & World Report premium tier, and hence the only site on this list that you’ll have to pay for (about $30 a year), but, in addition to the complete rankings, it offers a tool that’ll enable you to put in 23 “filters,” which will then generate a list of colleges they think appropriate for you (very good if you’re short on ideas of how to populate your list). Also includes a wealth of information about admission standards, financial aid, college life, and sports programs. 3. NACAC: www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/Pages/Default.aspx The National Association of College Admission Counselors offers loads of information in one site, including tips for college prep, a college search engine, advice about applications, and information about paying for college and succeeding in college. You’ll also find a complete schedule of college fairs, links to various rankings as well as interesting reports on various issues in the college application procedure. 4. Unigo: www.unigo.com The brainchild of Jordan Goldman, Unigo is the first twenty-firstcentury-ready college website. Combining student reviews with actual student videos, Unigo offers a real-time glance at the “look and feel” of over 1000 colleges. An excellent choice for learning about colleges you’re not able to visit in person, Unigo should be a part of every student’s college search. Like any user-generated content site, though, be sure to take it with a grain of salt; opinions can vary widely and you shouldn’t use one student’s pissy comments to rule out a college. EXTRA SITES. If you like Unigo, you also might like College Click TV (www.collegeclicktv.com) Here you’ll find student submitted videos, complete with tags (very helpful for searching out specific aspects of campus, such as student body, spirit, professors, and even tailgating). Again, it’s the good, the bad and the ugly—so be sure to look at lots of videos. Also recommended: www.ecampustours.com virtual panoramic tours of over 1300 campuses.

{ I N D EPE N D E N T S C H OO L G U I D E } 5. Niche: www.niche.com This unusual site (formerly College Prowler) ranks colleges in 30plus categories, including “Best Social Scene,” “Campus Strictness,” and “If I could do it all over again.” A very useful complement to Unigo and College Click TV, it includes thousands of student reviews, organized by categories. Check out special features such as “Frequently Compared” (similar schools, each with their own rankings), “Students Often Come From” (high schools from which many students come), and “Campus Tour” (informative videos, though be careful, the schools often have a big share in the content presentations). 6. The University of Illinois’s College and University Rankings: www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign gives an informative overview of various ranking services, including a master list of over 20 different rating services (complete with URLs). These range from well-known favorites such as US News and World Report, Forbes, Kiplingers, and Princeton Review, to lesser-known sites such as Parchment, Students Review, College Factual, Asian Nation’s Best Colleges for Asian Americans, and Black Enterprise’s Top Colleges for African Americans. An excellent and useful metasite on college rankings thanks to the nice folks at U of I. 7. Fair Test: www.fairtest.org Bombed the ACT or SAT? Or think that standardized testing doesn’t really measure anything important? Then you’ll like Fair Test, the site of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing. Their mission is to try to end the misuse or overuse of standardized testing, and so, its website includes a list of over 800 colleges and universities that have flexible, or optional, standardized testing requirements. Fun to look at even if you have awesome test scores. 8. The Alumni Factor: www.alumnifactor.com This new entry in the college admission arena ranks colleges from the other end: it focuses on how well students do after they graduate, rather than on how accomplished they are coming in. The rankings here are based on factors such as intellectual, social, and spiritual development, as well as, most important, career success. You can actually customize the ranking formula (which is applied to 227 schools) by adjusting the weighting to reflect how important (or not) each of the rating factors is for you. 9. College Data: www.collegedata.com This beast of a site provides a wealth of information about admission, money matters (including tuition, profile of financial aid recipients, and financial aid programs), academics (including majors, gen ed requirements, faculty, and AP policies), and campus life (including weather, housing, security, sports and student activities). Also available is a College Admissions tracker—see how you compare to real students who got in, and calculate your chances of following in their footsteps—and a Net Price Calculator—get a rough idea of how much each of these colleges is going to cost you.

EXTRA SITES. For data seeking techies, College Navigator www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator, run by the National Council of Education Statistics, and College Insight www.college-insight.org, provide entertaining reading. And many will enjoy Parchment www.parchment.com, where not only can you search out colleges right for you, but you can use their user-submitted results to gauge your chances of getting in to the college of your choice (of course, there are no guarantees…). Good tools are also available at College Reality Check www.collegerealitycheck.com, an informative and “newsy” site run by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

10. College Results Online: www.collegeresults.org An incredibly useful site, College Results Online gathers data from a wide variety of sources (including Federal, State and private databases) and enables you to find relevant and informed alternatives to the college you might have your eye on. 11. Common Data Set: To find, search “Common Data Set” plus the name of the individual college you’re looking at (not available for all colleges). An intriguing and unbelievably revealing source of information, in which the colleges themselves give their own data on a multitude of issues, including what factors they consider in admissions, the number of students admitted in each “band” of SAT and ACT scores (700-800, 600-699, etc.), the percentage of admits in each tier of class rank (top 10%, top 25%, etc.), what types of financial aid are offered and what the average award is, and much, much more. Also includes information about instructional programs, class sizes, and general student life. EXTRA POINTER. Be sure to focus on Section C: that’s where the most useful information about how they actually pick is contained.

12. College Confidential: www.collegeconfidential.com If you haven’t already heard of this site in your college search, you will. Most noteworthy here is the “web’s busiest discussion community” (if they do say so themselves). Some of the threads here are unpleasantly angst-filled and some have misinformation and rumor, but others have answers from people who’ve either “been there, done that” or who are particularly knowledgeable about the topic you’re interested in. Just stay away from this site around college notification days (both early- and regular decision). You won’t welcome the very stressful, minute-by-minute posts of where people got in, where they got deferred, or where they got axed. DO’S AND DON’TS FOR ATTENDING COLLEGE FAIRS

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{ I N D EPE N D E N T S C H OO L G U I D E } officers use these mass gatherings to get as much information, both verbal and written, into as many students’ hands as possible, and to begin their work of building an applicant pool. Students, on the other hand, can use these outreach efforts by admissions professionals to get a glimpse at what a large variety of colleges are about. As in any look-over for a potential relationship, these are some basic rules for getting off on the right foot. DO get thyself to the fair. While some of the larger college fairs might seem a little intimidating to students starting the college quest, it’s really quite a painless experience. College reps (or sometimes a local alumnus (or alumna) of the college) would like to meet you and see what you have to offer (just as you’d like to meet them and see what they have to offer). There’s usually a casual, good-natured atmosphere to be had, if you stop to chat for a few minutes, take a brochure, and get yourself on the mailing list. IN OUR HUMBLE OPINION. College fairs are probably the most useful in the fall or winter of your junior year, as that’s the jumpingoff point for your search. Any earlier and you’re likely not to be ready to ask the right questions; any later, and you’re beginning to fall behind the pack.

DO dress the part. If your school has a dress code, follow it at the fair. If it doesn’t, then just look presentable, i.e. polo or collared shirts, khakis/pants, etc. You don’t need a coat and tie, especially if you’ll be pulling on the collar in discomfort the whole time. You don’t need a party dress, but don’t come straight from the soccer field in your sweaty jersey, or looking like you are on your way to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In general, avoid the extremes. DON’T bring the folks (or, at least, DON’T walk around with them). College fairs are meant to be student-to-admission rep interactions. Parents, no matter how well-meaning, interfere with that valuable time (and in the worst case, are seen by the rep as helicopter parents (hovering uncomfortable over their students, or, worse, lawnmower parents (mowing down everything in sight). If your parents have questions, write them down, ask them yourself, and bring a report back to your parents. DO head right for your first choice(s). Know the “Amusement Park Rule?” Whether it’s Six Flags, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, or your local waterpark, always head right to the most popular ride as soon as the gates open, because the line will grow ridiculously long very quickly. So too, college fairs, especially in larger cities or when lots of high schools are invited. EXTRA DO. Some college reps will get lots of attention; others might not talk to a single person. Be respectful of a less popular college and its space. Don’t borrow their pen, lean on their table, or block access for students who might want to talk to that college. It’s just polite.

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DON’T approach only the colleges you’ve heard about. It’s the most natural thing in the world to visit only the colleges you’ve heard of, whether at your school or on ESPN. But the college fair is a very excellent way to expand your horizons, and to find relevant alternatives to the few colleges you might already be considering. Take a chance on a college rep who looks lonely. Many great college matches have been made randomly, so widen your view and give the less popular colleges a shot. DON’T be a wallflower. A familiar face to any rep at the college fair is the “cruiser”: the student who walks up and down the aisles at a quick pace, making it seem like he or she is taking in the passing show but never really stopping to engage any of the college reps. Most often, one would guess, it’s simply shyness: this student is not quite sure what to do, not quite sure what to say, not quite sure how to put him or herself forward to best advantage. Remedy? Realize that the reps are there for you and would actually like to meet you, answer your questions, and hear your concerns. Get what you came to get: a sense of the college and how you might fit in there. DO be prepared with a few questions. Prepare a number of questions that you wouldn’t expect to be readily available on the college website. Try to probe how you would fit in the college (Do you have an out-of-the-way major in mind? Are you interested in working with a professor or getting an internship? Is it important to you to meet students from different backgrounds and from different countries? ) Whatever your specific concerns, ask away. EPIC FAIL! While admission reps love thoughtful questions, they bristle at awful ones, because they make them feel that your curiosity about their college is surface-level. Does it really matter if freshmen can have cars? Will you decide whether or not to apply based on the AP policy? Don’t come across as indifferent or shallow by asking poor questions.

DO write it all down. Keep a college notebook or folder for business cards, brochures, mailings and your own notes on what you learned—and the name of the person you met. When it comes time for you to fill out the applications you might be able to use those details (for instance, by referencing in the supplemental questions on the application your discussion with the admissions rep). And trust us—you won’t remember. DO fill out the “contact card.” Many college representatives will offer you a small card or information sheet to fill out; in every case you should. You might think “the hell I need more email cluttering up my inbox or more catalogues jamming my mailbox,” but you probably don’t know that some colleges use these forms as expressions of interest in attending their college (some colleges even tabulate how many contacts you’ve made with their college as a way of gauging how likely it is that you’ll come, if accepted). Come next fall, you might even get a special application via email called the “Fast App” or “Snap App” in the

{ I N D EPE N D E N T S C H OO L G U I D E } trade; for more information on this check out: www.propublica.org/article/the-admission-arms-race-sixways-colleges-can-game-their-numbers and www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/education/edlife/innovation.html?_r=0 EXTRA DO. Worried you won’t have time to fill out all the contact cards or forms? Pre-print a page or two of labels with your name, address, email, high school, and academic areas of interest, then at the fair all you’ll need to do is peel, stick, and move onto the next. INSIDER INSIGHT. You might not have thought of this, but after the fair some admissions officials go back to the contact form and fill in their own notes about things that might have struck them about one or other student they met: a sort of instant recommendation.

DON’T stay Past the Closing Bell. College fairs, especially evening fairs, can be wearing on college reps: It’s their last task of the day, they’ve been standing the entire time, and as the fair draws to a close, they start thinking about

Writing an admissions person, or a college rep, or (in some cases) even a departmental advisor or professor, is a different kettle of fish than texting, tweeting, or snapchatting your best buddy. what movies are available in the hotel or how far a drive they have. Actually, you’ll see some reps packing up their banners and displays before the fair ends in order to get a head-start out the door. Be respectful and kind to let them get rolling, even if they seem like they will stay to answer more questions. They’ll appreciate it. EMAIL ETIQUETTE

In the course of your college quest, especially at schools where “demonstrated interest” (that is, your having repeated contact with the admissions staff) counts, you’ll have occasion to reach out by email many times. But writing an admissions person, or a college rep, or (in some cases) even a departmental advisor or professor, is a different kettle of fish than texting, tweeting, or snapchatting your best buddy. Here are some things to consider before clicking “Send”: Email is forever. Once you send it off, you can’t get it back. Anything you send to

admissions personnel might actually go into your application file— and be there when they’re considering whether or not to let you in. Email goes where it’s told. Check—and double check—to see that the right address appears in the “TO” line. Just because your mom and regional rep are both named Megan is no reason to send “all your love” to an admissions officer. Admissions officers might not like—or even open—mail from youwantme@hotbod.com. Make sure you use an “acceptable” email address, like your. name@gmail.com Subject lines are for subjects. Put a brief explanation of the nature of the email (like “question about early decision” or “financial aid question”) in the subject line. Never include demands such as “Urgent request: immediate response needed” (it’s not their fault that you haven’t thought to ask ‘til the day it’s due). Salutations matter. The safest way to start is with “Dear Mr. or Ms. So and So” (using their last name)—or use the title on their business card or the admissions web page. Less good: “Hey, Kate, “ or “Yo, Joe.” Clear and concise is best. Your admissions rep might get twenty-five to thirty emails a day. So it’s best if you ask your questions in as focused and succinct a way as possible (hint: it’s often good to number your questions). And if your question is very elaborate or multifaceted, it’s best to call the admissions or financial aid office. You’ll get better service that way. THIS IS NOT A SHOUTING MATCH. Don’t write in all uppercase letters (which is an email convention for anger or other strong emotion). No one likes being yelled at. No one really likes emojis and smileys. Trust us on this one. This is not Facebook. Don’t write the admissions rep in the same way you’d post on your friend’s wall. This is not texting. So pls dun wrte yor profeSR lIk ur txtN. uz abbrz @ yor own rsk. coRec me f Im wrng. (Translation thanks to www.transl8it.com, which features a neat little Facebook widget.) Spelling mistakes make you look like a doofus. So always use the spel check and proofread yyour email, two. Grammar mistake are not so good, either. Sign-offs and signatures count. Always end by thanking your admissions rep for his or her time and closing with “Best wishes” or “Regards” (or some other relatively formal, but friendly closing). And always sign with your (entire) real name, not some wacky nickname like Ry-Ry or Biff. Your rep doesn’t want to hear your philosophy of life. Skip the cute quotes or statements of your religious or political views at the bottom of your e-mail. You never know what offends.

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WINSTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

FRENCH-AMERICAN SCHOOL

PEOPLE DON’T ALWAYS learn in predictable ways, which is why Winston Preparatory School (WPS) is committed to reaching all kinds of learners. Students often come to one of our campuses in the tri‐state area after struggling in traditional school settings. Many of these students, ranging from fourth to twelfth grade (and our new Transitions program– young adults!), have been diagnosed with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, executive functioning difficulties, ADHD, and nonverbal learning disorders. At WPS, the faculty assesses and understands students where they are, helps them advance at a meaningful pace, and teaches them to move forward independently. The research‐based education model used by the WPS faculty has been shown to profoundly expand the possibilities for students with learning disabilities. Providing a fundamental shift in the process of education at every level of the school organization, WPS faculty and leading educational experts have designed and implemented a model that reflects the best practices in the field, as well as research in learning, teaching, neuropsychology, and school climate. The results? Our specialized academic process typically results in more than 90 percent of WPS students being admitted to college. WPS’s mission is to “facilitate the independence and meaningful participation of students with specific learning disorders through a Continuous Feedback System that develops skill acquisition and the Qualities of a Sustainable and Independent Learner. WPS also seeks to influence the field of education with research and implementation models that achieve these ends, in this way.” This means that the leaders and faculty at WPS are working within a model that requires educators and students to assess, understand, and design curriculum (and all aspects of the school experience) based on individualized understanding, and to continually re‐evaluate the program. This model focuses not only on skill development, but also the development of characteristics that lead to independence such as resilience, self‐advocacy, and self‐regulation. The science behind WPS is how we understand and help students. To help students with learning problems we must be experts in learning and cognition. We are also compelled to be active leaders in bridging the gap between research and practice. At WPS we research so that we can understand, we understand so that we can individualize each child’s school experience, and we do so in a way that makes this school all about them. As we understand them as individuals, they begin to feel understood–and this is where the Winston Prep magic begins. Please visit www.winstonprep.edu to learn more and join us for an upcoming Open House.

Mamaroneck, NY

The French-American School of New York is the only school in the tristate area offering its students to prepare either for the International Baccalaureate (DP program) or for the French Baccalaureate, in addition to graduating them with a New York State High School Diploma. This international and bilingual school located in Westchester County, NY provides a global education to approximately 850 students in Nursery (3 years old) through Grade 12. The school boasts a bilingual immersion program in Nursery (3 years old) through Kindergarten, bringing children fluency in French and English. In grades 1 through 10, students follow a rigorous bilingual program which combines and exceeds the standards of official French and best-in-class American curricula. In grades 11 and 12, students have the option to take either the IB Diploma Program track taught in English or bilingually, or to continue with the French Baccalaureate track taught in French or bilingually. The strong Arts, Music and Athletics programs along with many clubs ensure a well-rounded education and encourage leadership. The community of teachers and students represents over 50 nationalities, and the fabric of the school is one of tolerance, acceptance, and appreciation of diversity. French and American school life traditions are mixed, creating a warm and engaging experience for the students. A strong Community Service program, international educational trips, and a team of counselors who interact daily with the students contribute to the development of balanced and caring individuals. FASNY’s mission to educate internationally minded students occurs within the context of a track record of academic excellence. Its average SAT scores are well above the national and independent schools average, and its French Baccalaureate results places it at the top of the French-American schools in North America. Each year FASNY sends students to the best colleges and universities. Since its first graduating class in 2009, its acceptance list has included: Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, Imperial College, London School of Economics, MIT, Oxford, Princeton, Sciences-Po, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University College London and Yale. FASNY is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization, the French Ministry of Education, and the New York State Association of Independent Schools. With campuses located in Westchester County, FASNY is just 20 miles north of Manhattan (35 minutes from Grand Central Station by train) and 9 miles south of Greenwich, Connecticut. www.fasny.org. admissions@fasny.org (914) 250-0401

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Fusion Fusion Academy Academy isis aa revolutionary revolutionary private private middle middle and and high high school school where where positive positive relationships relationships unlock unlock academic academic potential. potential. We We are are aa non-traditional non-traditional community community of of learning learning with with the the smallest smallest class class size size possible: possible: one one student student and and one one teacher teacher per per classroom. classroom. This This allows allows us us to to personalize personalize and and customize customize curriculum curriculum for for each each student’s student’s unique unique strengths, strengths, interests, interests, and and learning learning style. style. We We are are also also able able to to personalize personalize scheduling; scheduling; students students may may enroll enroll at at any any time time (even (even during during the the summer) summer) and and take take classes classes at at aa time time of of day day that that works works best best for for them. them. Our Oursupportive supportivestaff staffand andcampus campusenvironment environmentprovide provide aa safe safe space space for for students students to to flourish flourish emotionally, emotionally, socially, socially, and and academically. academically. ItIt includes includes aa state-of-the-art state-of-the-art recording recording studio studio and and aa mixed-media mixed-media art art studio studio for for students students to to express express their their creativity. creativity. Our Our Homework Homework Café® Café® isis where where students students complete complete all all their their homework homework before before they they leave leave for for the the day day with with help help and and supervision supervision from from aa teacher. teacher. Classes Classes are are offered offered at at three three levels: levels: essential, essential, college college prep, prep, and and honors. honors. From From algebra algebra to to yoga yoga and and everything everything in in between, between, we we have have aa wide widevariety varietyof ofclasses classes to to choose choose from. from. Students Students can can enroll enroll full-time, full-time, take take classes classes for for credit, credit, or or utilize utilize our our tutoring tutoring services. services. In In addition addition to to academics, academics, we we partner partner with with outside outside therapeutic therapeutic professionals professionals to to support support students’ students’ emotional emotional health health and and help help foster foster aa balanced balanced life. life. While While it’s it’s impossible impossible to to put put our our students students into into categories, categories, we we generally generally serve serve students students with with the the following following backgrounds: backgrounds: ADHD, ADHD, accelerated/gifted accelerated/gifted learners, learners, dyslexia, dyslexia, mild mild learning learning differences, differences, social social challenges, challenges, school school anxiety, anxiety, or or students students with with challenging challenging schedules. schedules. Students Students who who attend attend Fusion Fusion have have one one thing thing in in common: common: traditional traditional school school isn’t isn’t working. working. Fusion Fusion has has over over 30 30 campuses campuses across across the the country country in in California, California, Connecticut, Connecticut, Illinois, Illinois, New New Jersey, Jersey, New New York York and and Texas. Texas. This This year year we we will will also also be be opening opening schools schools in in Washington Washington D.C. D.C. and and Virginia. Virginia. To To find find your your nearest nearest campus, campus, visit visit FusionAcademy.com/campuses. FusionAcademy.com/campuses. Chevie, Chevie, aa parent parent at at our our Dallas, Dallas, TX TX campus, campus, says says “I’m “I’m so so grateful grateful for for Fusion Fusion and and what what its its done done for for my my son. son. He He suffers suffers from from anxiety anxiety and and some some learning learning differences… differences… [The [The staff staff has] has] done done an an amazing amazing job job of of getting getting to to know know him him and and teaching teaching him him in in aa way way that that engages engages him. him. The The entire entire staff staff welcomes welcomes him him and and he he finally finally feels feels like like he he fits fits in. in. He He loves loves the the one one on on one one with with the the teachers teachers and and is is able able to to learn learn at at his his pace. pace. Fusion Fusion has has saved saved his his life life and and brought brought happiness happiness back back into into his his school school world. world.”” Connect Connect with with us us at at FusionAcademy.com FusionAcademy.com to to learn learn more. more.

WESTTOWN

West Chester, PA

Take a look at Westtown, a day and boarding school in West Chester, PA, 30 minutes from Philadelphia. At Westtown we expect much of our students as intellectuals, care deeply for them as individuals, and provide platforms for them as inventors of their own futures. We believe that young people and their parents deserve a school that offers academic rigor and an uncommon level of attention. Since 1799, we remain steadfast in our commitment to develop very smart, extraordinarily prepared and deeply ethical adults ready to lead and serve. Our graduates thrive in some of the world’s most admired colleges and universities. They accomplish much and succeed in every endeavor. At Westtown, we have a distinctive approach that prepares students differently than many other schools, which organize their curricula around high-stakes tests. Here, we place action in the center of each student’s experience. We teach our students to see themselves not as passive consumers of knowledge or culture but as active, deeply knowledgeable and confident VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY AND COLLEGE doers. The Action-Based Education results in part from our heritage as a Quaker school. It also, however, comes from a recognition that the world has changed and that schools need to as well. Westtown’s Global Leadership Initiative immerses students at all grade levels in an international curriculum and community. Westtown students do not just read about other cultures; they experience them firsthand through international programming and from the direct perspectives of their classmates who hail from 18 states and 18 countries, including Nigeria and Spain. “We don’t just put kids in a dorm and expect magic,” notes John Baird, Westtown’s Head of School. “We have a residential curriculum that teaches them how to live together.” By the time students reach the Upper School, they have the opportunity to take part in a variety of unique international travel experiences and faculty-led senior trips. Imagine exploring the wonders of France, Ghana, Israel, Palestine, Mexico, Martinique, or Spain; it’s all possible through organized travels and Senior Projects at Westtown. Ultimately, graduates of Westtown truly understand what it means to live and learn in an interconnected world. One thing is for sure: Westtown’s approach provides opportunities to learn in a way that results in students who find their voice and use it to develop the rare confidence to take action, to declare themselves as leaders, to risk failure, and to stand up for deeply held beliefs. For more information - Visit: www.westtown.edu Call: 610.399.7900 Email: admissions@westtown.edu W E STO N MA G A Z I N E G R O U P . C O M

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THE HUN SCHOOL OF PRINCETON

The Knox School in Saint James is the North Shore of Long Island’s best-kept independent school secret, serving students in grades 6-12 and Post Graduate. We offer a comprehensive, challenging curriculum infused with the core values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Courage, Kindness and Scholarship. Our college preparatory program includes Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) offerings, prepares students for success at the university level, and provides them with the necessary skills to survive in our globalized 21st Century. Class sizes are small – 12 students per class is our maximum. Knox also offers an on-campus Crew Team and Equestrian Program, competitive athletic teams and co-curricular programs such as Model U.N., Student Government, National Honor Society, Visual, Performing and Fine Arts and so much more. Rich in the fine and performing arts, Knox students can sing and act in a musical and play, dance, draw, sculpt, paint, design and sew clothing and costumes, capture life in photos and display their personal talents in our Solarium Art Gallery. What Knox does not offer is the confinement of the Common Core and the rash of testing that goes along with it. Instead, our focus is on building intentional learning communities in which our educators teach to the standards and levels of our global competitors. Our students are safe, accepted and tolerated, and the only “common” thing about our Knox environment is the commitment our entire school community has to education, success, and the advancement of each individual that makes up our diverse student body. One-on-one college counseling begins the summer before Junior year and continues until your child decides to which college or university he or she will commit. Recent college acceptances include: Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University, Brandeis University, George Washington University, Northeastern University, Emerson College, Sarah Lawrence College, University of Miami, University of Connecticut, Syracuse University, Rutgers University, Michigan State University, Penn State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and many more…. Call to schedule a private tour or to speak to an admissions associate about The Knox School difference. We would be happy to share our honest, professional opinion with you about your child’s education, and the best way for you as a parent to help him or her realize his or her true potential. You can reach Knox admissions at 631-686-1600 EXT. 414. Or visit www.knoxschool.org

At The Hun School of Princeton, faculty members combine academic vigor with a joyful learning environment because they believe that students do their best work when they can find joy in the process. The Hun School combines its deep roots in Princeton with a highly diverse student body. Students from 18 states and 29 countries enjoy

St. James, NY

Princeton, NJ

a broad range of academic programs designed to ensure they will thrive in an ever-changing world. Our global education curriculum is enhanced by the diversity of our community, a menu of domestic and international travel programs, visiting thought-leaders, cultural celebrations, and the Wilf Family Global Commons, a state-of-theart classroom and campus center. The School’s Humanities, STEM, and Arts curriculums are taught in a hands-on, student centered learning environment, with an emphasis on seven essential skills: creativity, critical thinking, collaborative problem solving, cultural competency, ethics, communication, and leadership. Faculty members believe learning to analyze, create, and present your own work is essential. Whether students are using a 3D printer to bring an engineering design to life, discussing cardiac bypass with a cardiac surgeon (during a live surgery), or participating in a Harknessstyle discussion, they are fully engaged in their classes at Hun. However, Hun teachers don’t just direct learning within a prescribed timeframe and model. Rather, they facilitate it at every opportunity with warmth and welcome. Strong character and conduct are demonstrated and encouraged through a wellness curriculum and a living community expectation. Teachers who also serve as advisors, coaches, and dorm parents get to know their students well, ensuring that every student receives the individual mentorship needed to maximize their personal and educational journey. The Hun School of Princeton is located on forty-five idyllic acres in Princeton, New Jersey. It is conveniently situated between New York City and Philadelphia, and easily accessible by car, train, or air. One of the most academically minded communities in the world, Princeton is also home to Princeton University, the Institute for Advanced Study, McCarter Theater, and a bustling town center. The Hun School by the numbers: 640 students; 150 courses; 95 members of student government; 71% of faculty hold advanced degrees; 58 clubs; 52 athletic teams; average of 12 students per class; 4 spirit houses; 3 scholars tracks; and 6 different global immersion trips. The Hun School of Princeton: 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08525. (609) 921 – 7600; @hunschool www.hunschool.org

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Westover School is large enough to offer a deep and broad academic program while small enough to be certain every girl’s voice is heard. The School’s mission is to provide an environment that inspires the intellectual, artist, athlete, and philosopher in each student. Westover challenges young women to think independently, to embrace diversity, and to grow intellectually and spiritually. Westover encourages integrity, responsibility, and commitment to community in every student. Westover offers a range of Signature Programs to enhance educational opportunities for students: • Manhattan School of Music Program in New York City, for talented musicians and vocalists at one of the country’s leading music schools; • WISE (Women In Science and Engineering), for students interested in engineering or science; • The Westover Poets Program helps students develop skills in the craft of poetry through English electives, special writing workshops, and individual work with visiting poets, who have included Billy Collins, Katha Pollitt, and Eamon Grennan; • Global Exchange Programs provide students experiences in unique two- or three-month academic exchanges in Australia, South Africa, and Jordan; six-week language immersion exchanges in France and Spain; a three-week cultural and academic exchange in England; a two-week cultural exchange in China; or a two-week cultural immersion and service experience in Rwanda; • Online School for Girls – as a founding member of a national consortium of all-girls schools, Westover offers online courses for students taught by consortium faculty; • Invest In Girls, a three-year program offering students financial education workshops and one-on-one mentoring with financial professionals; • The Sonja Osborn Museum Studies Internship with HillStead Museum in Farmington, CT, through which students with an interest in art history gain practical experience working with curators and museum educators, and culminating in a final project. Westover offers a range of fitness activities. Interscholastic teams include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Nontraditional teams include the Dance Ensemble, offering ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and contemporary dance, and the Outdoor Program, offering camping, canoeing, hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, spelunking, and trail work. Other fitness activities include aerobics, dance classes, fitness and strength training, physioball, rock climbing, snowboarding and skiing, yoga, Zumba, and physical drama (stage combat, fencing, dance). Westover will host an Open House on Monday, October 10, for prospective families (pre-registration required). To attend the open house, call Lea Lavoie, Admission Assistant, at 203/577-4518 or e-mail llavoie@westoverschool.org

AVON OLD FARMS Avon, CT

Nestled among Cotswold-inspired architecture on 860 acres in the Farmington Valley, Avon Old Farms stands as the leader in preparing young men for higher education. The school’s founder, Theodate Pope Riddle, was one of America’s first, successful, female architects, and she serves as the cornerstone of our school’s motto, Aspirando et Perseverando –To Aspire and to Persevere. Mrs. Riddle’s fortitude and vision in 1927 created the groundwork for an institution that challenges boys in the pursuit of knowledge and self-improvement. Throughout this process, students find unwavering support and create fraternal bonds that will last a lifetime. At the core of the Avon Old Farms experience are dedicated and passionate teachers that understand the intricacy of educating boys. Teachers demonstrate expertise in their disciplines, and they also contextualize learning; this helps students to explore meaningful roles as men in today’s complex society. Small classes allow teachers to cater to the learning needs of each individual. As relational learners, boys derive tremendous benefit from faculty that serves as advisors, teachers, mentors, and coaches. Athletics is an honored tradition at Avon Old Farms where boys learn the value of teamwork, dedication, and sportsmanship. Experienced coaches, state of the art facilities, strong competition, and countless athletes at the collegiate and professional level shoulder our athletic program. Each year, Avon Old Farms competes as one of the best programs in the United States. Avon Old Farms possesses a top-tier curriculum in visual and performing arts. Our rich and varied programs provide many opportunities for boys to express themselves creatively. From our top choral group, the Riddlers, to our exquisite visual artists, students are consistently honored on local, regional, and national levels for their talent. Avon Old Farms is a special place for young men to explore drawing, painting, singing, or acting. The College Counseling Office is fully engaged with every student, which allows us to be one of the most successful college preparatory schools in single-sex education. We identify and facilitate the proper matches between Avon students and institutions of higher learning. The foundation of Avon Old Farms, and all that the school offers, will always be rooted in our core values of brotherhood, scholarship, integrity and sportsmanship; these lessons are fundamental to success at Avon and stay with our graduates for a lifetime. Avon Old Farms School: 500 Old Farms Road, Avon, CT 06001 800-464-2866 www.AvonOldFarms.com

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CHESHIRE ACADEMY

The oldest continuously operating boarding school in the United States. College preparatory, coed, grades 9-12, boarding and day. From our first headmaster in 1763 who encouraged students to study aloud rather than insisting on the traditional silence in the classroom, we’ve embraced change to remain relevant. Because this isn’t just about the next four years. It’s about the promise of what can happen after that. We’ve always wanted more for our students. Citizen leaders Accountability, responsibility, and cooperation form an unwritten curriculum at Governor’s that has produced generations of leaders. Our earliest graduates shaped a young nation. Today graduates continue to lead as CEOs, policymakers, engineers, entrepreneurs, physicians, teachers, scientists, and more. An environmental focus What does innovation mean at Governor’s? Fish radio frequency tags, for starters. Our Massachusetts location four miles from the Atlantic Ocean is a testing ground for environmental stewardship and research. A 5:1 student-faculty ratio Our faculty members are interesting, passionate people, including editors of award-winning journals, National Science Foundation grant recipients, nationally recognized artists, an Olympic rower, and a best-selling author. All are dedicated to bringing out the best in teenagers. Intellect We challenge each student to ponder, process, and shape the discourse in small, discussion-based classes. The academic program includes honors, advanced, and AP classes in all departments, as well as research partnerships with Harvard and MIT, demanding standards in writing and critical analysis, internships, and five languages to study. Creativity Outstanding facilities and an excellent faculty support a wide range of arts opportunities, from innovative freshman courses to advanced study in art and architecture, film and photography, ceramics, music, drama, technical theater and dance. Strength Governor’s athletic teams are known for their championship titles. Our facilities rival those at small colleges, and we’re home to some of the best athletes in Massachusetts, many of whom go on to nationally ranked college teams. A global view Governor’s invaluable global outlook inspires exchange and study abroad programs, course offerings and class activities. Motivated students from 23 states and 19 countries—two thirds boarders and one third day—form a unique synthesis of cultures in a small town setting. Helping young people discover who they are and who they could be is what we’re all about at Governor’s. Always has been. Always will be. Always Governor’s. Arrange a visit: 978.465.1763 or admissions@govsacademy.org 1 Elm Street, Byfield, MA 01922. www.thegovernorsacademy.org

Meeting students where they are and taking them beyond where they imagined possible. Founded in 1794, Cheshire Academy is one of the oldest boarding schools in the country. Known for its diversity, the Academy is home to students from more than 30 countries and 20 states. Admission has never been stronger, with success that can be attributed to the student-centered philosophy, strong interest in the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme, and the Roxbury Academic Support Program. To learn more about applying to Cheshire Academy, visit www.cheshireacademy.org/learnmore Fostering Academic Success From the in-depth IB program offerings to AP courses, students have the opportunity to delve into a rigorous and challenging academic program. The ability to succeed at the Academy is enhanced by small classes (an average of 12 students), low studentteacher ratio (7:1), 1:1 iPad program bringing the latest technology to the classroom, and an advisor program. Those who need even more personal attention may benefit from the Roxbury Academic Support program, which helps students understand how they learn while developing strategies for success. With programs specifically designed for eighth grade students and postgraduate students (PG), students receive a top boarding school education at Cheshire Academy. For more information about academics, visit www.cheshireacademy.org/academics. Earning Athletic Championships In athletics, the Fighting Cats have seen several victories, taking home championship titles in volleyball, football, boys basketball, and girls softball. The Academy now boasts a Tier 1 Elite Hockey Program that plays a full 2-season schedule. A record number of graduates have gone on to play collegiate-level sports for some of the best colleges in the country. For more information about athletics at Cheshire Academy, visit www.cheshireacademy.org/athletics. Exploring Artistic Expressions From painting and drawing to photography and digital imaging, there is something for everyone at Cheshire Academy. Our performing arts program regularly showcases their talent through drama productions, dance performances, and musical concerts. A unique offering for boarding schools, Cheshire Academy’s Arts Major program helps students prepare for college-level arts while developing strong portfolios. For more information about arts at Cheshire Academy visit, www.cheshireacademy.org/arts. It’s an exciting time to join the Student-Centered School. Visit us at www.cheshireacademy.org to learn more about how you can be a part of the action!

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THE IDEAL SCHOOL OF MANHATTAN

Hopkins is an independent, coeducational day school of 714 students in grades 7-12. Located on a 108-acre campus overlooking New Haven, the School takes pride in its distinguished faculty and a dedicated staff. We define ourselves as a community of civility and learning, one that educates students from diverse backgrounds to a full measure of their talents and humanity. Together, we seek to: • develop in our young people the habits of mind of scholars as the foundation for a lifelong love of learning • foster the courage to live and think as distinct individuals who embrace their responsibilities in the larger world • expose every student to the deep satisfaction that derives from service to others • enlarge the educational experience to include the creative joy and aesthetic sensibility of the artist, and the vitality and competitive spirit of the athlete • provide, through the School’s advisers, the wisdom and goodwill necessary to guide our young people to confident self-reliance • nurture the development of character essential to leading a rich and purposeful life These tenets are made manifest in the daily life of the School and in the hopes and ambitions we share as an educational community. Taken as a whole, these values provide us both definition and direction as we strive to fulfill Hopkins’ mission. Hopkins School, 986 Forest Rd, New Haven, CT 06515 hopkins.edu

The IDEAL School of Manhattan is an inclusive independent school, which celebrates the social, emotional, and academic growth that comes from learning in a community that mirrors the mosaic of diversity within New York City. Unique from all other independent schools, IDEAL values the dissimilarity that comes not only from a variety of socioeconomic, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, but also embraces the opportunities that arise from bringing learners together with an array of profiles, talents, and interests. In Lower School, general educators and learning specialists coteach small classes, ensuring exciting and differentiated lessons, providing flexible groupings, and nurturing students to have fun while expressing themselves with confidence and clarity in our artsinfused, interdisciplinary curriculum. We reinforce foundational skills while allowing more advanced students to grow at their pace. Students compare perspectives and dive into our age-appropriate diversity curriculum through town meetings and assemblies. In IDEAL’s Middle School, students gain confidence, take healthy risks, and develop academic skills through a core program that challenges and inspires each learner. Middle schoolers begin and end their days in advisory groups where they organize, prioritize, and work together on executive functioning skills. The core academic program includes foundational to advanced classes and the faculty includes both learning specialists and general educators where appropriate. Students choose arts electives and engage in STEAM with opportunities to compete in rigorous sports programs and participate in the arts outside of the classroom. During community time, students discuss issues and events, fostering responsibility to their community. A Civil Rights Journey during eighth grade serves as a capstone to our diversity curriculum, inspiring leadership as students visit historical sites. The IDEAL High School gives students an opportunity to map a personalized academic program and goals with an advisor while participating in athletics and the arts. The curriculum becomes more individualized with a range of foundational and advanced courses. High school students participate in IDEAL’s three-year signature RISE Program, in which they study the challenges and opportunities of groups in New York City and pursue an internship and research project. At IDEAL, we make a difference. We value and celebrate every student in our community for their talents, diversity, and attributes. Together, children develop empathy and self-advocacy skills and grow in kindness and confidence, creative problem solving, and leadership in our global world. www.theidealschool.org/wmg 314 W. 91st Street, NYC, 10024 (212) 769-1699

New Haven, CT

New York City, NY

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NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE

VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY

Known as “The West Point of the West,” New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) provides a four-year college preparatory high school and a two-year junior college. Located in Roswell, New Mexico on a 300-acre campus, NMMI offers an outstanding academic program in addition to a full complement of college courses that high school students can take for dual credit. NMMI grants High School diplomas and Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. The Institute’s emphasis on qualities of honor, integrity, and responsibility, contributes to its unique educational philosophy. Leadership training is provided to all cadets at the college level, through the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program, and at the high school level through the Junior ROTC program. The ROTC Program offers college cadets the opportunity to receive a commission in the U.S. Army through the 2-Year Early Commissioning Program. Cadets may pursue commissions in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines through the Service Academy Preparatory Program. NMMI offers five male and three female junior college sports and eight male and five female high school sports. Our fine and performing arts programs are outstanding with programs in band, jazz band, choir, theater and art. All students are issued a laptop and we offer wireless internet across the campus. Students live in a military environment that teaches leadership, time-management and decorum. We teach respect for others and servant leadership that provides a foundation for a lifetime of success. NMMI graduates prove successful in every field of endeavor, business, industry, public service, education, the professions, or careers in the military. Surveys of graduating classes show consistently that 95 percent of NMMI graduates go on to complete a four-year degree at outstanding schools such as Penn State, Stanford, Rice, Cornell, University of Texas, Arizona State University, University of Colorado, and the nation’s Service Academies. In fact, only 20% of our students will ever choose a military career and most, like Roger Staubach, Conrad Hilton, Paul Horgan, Owen Wilson and Sam Donaldson, excel in sports, business, letters, and media by utilizing skills honed at NMMI. Please contact the Admissions office at 1-800421-5376 or admissions@nmmi.edu to schedule your visit. www.nmmi.edu

Wayne, PA

Founded in 1928, Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) located in Wayne, Pennsylvania, is an independent, private, boarding-day, college preparatory school comprised of a middle school (grades 7-8) and high school (grades 9-12). Attracting students from 24 different countries, VFMA is an international leadership institute where students have cultural interactions that prepare them to compete in today’s global society. Academy cadets are provided the building blocks to be successful students in the classroom and citizen-leaders in today’s world through strong academics and values-focused leadership training, delivered through a structured military model. Students at VFMA are immersed in a unique educational experience centered on academic excellence, personal motivation, character development, and team building that helps them reach their academic and personal goals. Life-long friendships are forged through the shared experiences, challenges, and bonds of cadet life. The rigorous college preparatory curriculum is delivered by credentialed faculty who serve as both teachers and mentors, providing cadets with individualized attention and ensuring an environment focused on academic success. As a result of the leadership education training and STEAM curriculum they receive, Academy cadets grow to become confident leaders who can navigate practical challenges, apply critical thinking processes, and embody classic values such as ethics, character, and honor. Parents of Valley Forge Military Academy students note the transformational effect that the structure and rigor of the school has on their son and the relevancy of a Valley Forge Military education to their sons’ future. Students choose to attend VFMA because they want to do better. Parents who choose to enroll their son at VFMA understand and value that teaching honor, discipline, structure, and integrity are the cornerstones upon which their son can develop into a knowledgeable, strong-minded, successful leader prepared for whatever path he may take in life. Cadets learn valuable skills such as time management, communication and presentation techniques, and group dynamics. Located in the suburb of Wayne, PA, just 12 miles from Philadelphia, the Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) campus offers an idyllic educational environment centrally located near the vast cultural offerings of the city of Philadelphia. From the Philadelphia Art Museum to the Rodin Museum, to the Franklin Institute to the Constitution Center, Independence Hall, or Valley Forge National Park, Valley Forge Military Academy offers students the opportunity to supplement their solid educational experience within a cradle of historic, cultural, and artistic enrichment opportunities. www.vfmac.edu 188

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Nestled in the heart of central Virginia in a beautiful rural setting, Fork Union Military Academy is a unique sanctuary for learning and achievement. Founded in 1898, Fork Union has remained true to its mission for more than a century developing and inspiring

CLARK UNIVERSITY

Fork Union, VA

young men in a demanding college preparatory environment, and challenging them to excel in the classroom, on the athletic fields, and in their daily lives. Fork Union Military Academy’s rigorous admission standards, high academic expectations, and focus on achievement help outstanding young men develop, compete, and accomplish even more than they thought possible. In our safe and structured academic environment, based on Christian values, young men develop the qualities of character, self-discipline, respect, and leadership essential for success in life. As a private school, we can structure our curriculum (such as our unique One Subject Plan for the Upper School) to meet the needs of our students. We can preserve our single-sex environment to remove social distractions that come with a coeducational school. We can acknowledge and honor the Christian values that provide the moral compass for our daily lives. As a boarding school, we can facilitate profound and long-lasting change in the life of a young man. Structure and discipline become the norms of his life, not merely the constraints he must put up with for the relatively few hours of his school day. Responsibility and respect for others are lessons learned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Fork Union-not just for a few hours on weekdays. Our success shows in the lives of our graduates, whether it is our 100% college acceptance rate, the hundreds of student-athletes who have gone on to play in college and at the professional level including two Heisman Trophy winners (Vinny Testaverde and Eddie George) and twelve NFL first-round draft picks, the more than three dozen seniors earning appointments to our nation’s top service academies in the past ten years, or well-known entrepreneurs like Kevin Plank, the founder of Under Armour. We invite you to learn more about Fork Union Military Academy and all we have to offer boys in grades 7 through 12, as well as our one-year postgraduate program. Visit us on the web at www.forkunion.com or call us at 800-GO-2FUMA (800-462-3862) to learn more. Our Admissions Director, Tripp Billingsley, is happy to answer any of your questions on his direct phone line, 434-842-4205.

Worcester, MA

The college that changes lives – Founded in 1887, Clark is committed to scholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. Located in the heart of New England—Worcester, Massachusetts—Clark enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate and 1,100 graduate students and is featured in Loren Pope’s book, “Colleges That Change Lives.” Clark students are passionate about ideas, causes and events beyond themselves; embrace issues and take action; and approach life with open minds and a global perspective. Transformative force in higher education – Clark is also emerging as a leader in higher education today. LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice), Clark’s pioneering model of education, combines life-changing world and workplace experiences with a robust liberal arts curriculum. Through LEEP, you will confront complex problems, collaborate with faculty, learn directly from industry experts, and explore topics of global consequence. Internationally recognized for academics, entrepreneurship, and value – Recent rankings that acknowledge Clark’s growing reputation include U.S. News & World Report # 75 in Best National Universities, Forbes # 16 in America›s Most Entrepreneurial Universities, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine #27 in Best Values in Private Colleges, and Princeton Review’s #3 in Making an Impact. A dynamic community with global insight – You’ll be known by name and face as the Clark student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1 and the average class size is 21 students. With approximately 900 international students, faculty members and scholars from over 80 countries, you will also encounter a variety of cultures, traditions, religions, political ideologies and people in the community. Some of the most popular majors at Clark are Psychology, Biology, Geography, International Development and Social Change, Political Science and Business Management. Fifth-year tuition-free accelerated B.A./Master’s Degree program – With Clark’s excellent graduate programs and research institutes, the University can offer you a unique cost-saving opportunity. If you work hard and meet the eligibility requirements, you can earn an accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree from one of 14 different programs with the fifth-year of tuition free. Make a difference in a world hungry for change – At Clark, you will develop creativity, adaptability, resilience, persistence, and more, all of which enable you to translate your passions and studies into a remarkable career and a purposeful, accomplished life. You will have the opportunity to graduate with the skills employers demand and the world needs, prepared to live the University’s motto: “Challenge convention. Change our world.” Clark University: 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA. 800/462-5275 or 508/793-7431; admissions@clarku.edu; clarku.edu

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LANDMARK COLLEGE

Pursue your passion this Fall at Columbia University. Learn something new, expand your knowledge, or advance your career this fall at New York City’s only Ivy League university. Choose from among more than 3,000 graduate-level courses in 100 areas of study taught by distinguished faculty, with options available online and on our main campus in Manhattan. • visual arts, film, and writing courses from the School of the Arts • math and computer science courses from the School of Engineering and Applied Science • dance and theater courses from Barnard College • international relations courses from the School of International and Public Affairs • more than 40 language and world literature courses • courses in emerging topics such as data science and data visualization • four-course certifications in topics such as business and actuarial science Applicants require a bachelor’s degree.

We all learn differently, but only Landmark College truly teaches differently. With our model, students are emboldened to actively manage their learning challenges and to concentrate on their strengths instead of weaknesses. What makes Landmark College so different? Firsts. It’s the first institution of higher education to exclusively serve students with learning differences (LD), including dyslexia, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder. And it’s the first choice for students with LD trying to acquire strategies, skills, and structure so they will thrive not only in their studies, but in their lives beyond college. Onlys. It’s the only college of its kind in the Northeast, close to some of the region’s best skiing and outdoor recreation, and only two hours from Boston. Value. With a 6-to-1 studentfaculty ratio, Landmark College students receive 50 percent more hours of direct classroom instruction than at other institutions. And they get significantly more academic and social support services. Outcomes. Nine out of 10 students who earn a two-year degree at Landmark College go on to enroll in a four-year degree program, at Landmark College or elsewhere, and 66 percent earn a bachelor’s degree – a substantially higher rate than their peers without an LD. At the center of the Landmark College experience is extraordinary learning that happens in and out of the classroom. Integrated learning strategies are part of every student’s daily interactions with faculty, academic advisors, and coaches. Students achieve a personal understanding of their strengths and challenges – and how to overcome the latter. Students at Landmark College, like most college students, form lifelong friendships through extracurricular activities: sports such as baseball, soccer, basketball, softball, and cross country, to name a few; clubs devoted to gaming, chess, music, skiing and snowboarding, a capella, and many others; study abroad to many international locations, including Japan, Ireland, Chile, Botswana and on the high seas. Landmark College offers bachelor’s degrees in computer science, studio art, and liberal studies; and associate degrees in life sciences, computer science, business, and liberal studies. World-renowned economist Paul McCulley, whose son Jonathan is a Landmark College graduate, in 2014 established the Morgan le Fay Center for Advances in Economics, Business, and Entrepreneurship Education at the College. “I am an evangelist for the wonder-working power of Landmark College in the lives of those challenged with LD,” McCulley said. For additional information, call 1-802-387-6718 email admissions@landmark.edu, or visit www.landmark.edu

New York, NY

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SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Hong Kong; Lacoste, France; and online through SCAD eLearning

Miles of coastline. Verdant parks. Bustling metropolises. Pastoral vistas. SCAD is one university across four distinct locations and eLearning, offering endless inspiration — and the perfect backdrop for your brilliant future. From the fast-paced cultural epicenter of Atlanta to the international vibrancy of Hong Kong, from the luminous landscapes of Lacoste to the coastal charm of Savannah, each SCAD location is designed to help talented students launch global creative careers. Join an award-winning legacy SCAD offers the most art and design degrees of any university in the U.S., with more than 100 unique programs of study across 42 disciplines and 70 minors. SCAD has pioneered nearly 17 unique programs of study worldwide, including the first user experience (UX) design degree created with Google. These academic programs consistently earn international accolades. The undergraduate and graduate interior design programs ranked No. 1 in the U.S. by DesignIntelligence in 2016 — the fifth consecutive year the undergraduate program earned the top spot. The SCAD graduate fashion programs are also No. 1 in the world for “Best Learning Experience” and “Best Long-term Value” as well as No. 1 overall in the U.S., as determined by London-based The Business of Fashion. Across all programs, renowned faculty, career advisers, remarkable resources and real-world collaborations prepare students for professional success. According to a recent study, 98 percent of Spring 2015 graduates were employed, pursuing further education or both within 10 months of graduation. Celebrate art and design at international SCAD events Step into the spotlight at SCAD signature events featuring the world’s pre-eminent artists, designers and entrepreneurs. Annual SCAD signature events include the Savannah Film Festival, SCAD Fashion Show, SCAD deFINE ART, SCADstyle, Sidewalk Arts Festival, aTVfest, SCAD Sand Arts Festival and the Game Developers eXchange. These internationally acclaimed celebrations allow students one-onone interaction with master artists, designers and icons in their fields. Guests who have lectured, critiqued and taught master classes include Alec Baldwin, Lee Daniels, Arianna Huffington, Mindy Kaling, Stan Lee, Zac Posen, Saoirse Ronan, Alexander Wang and more. Cheer on SCAD athletics As the first art and design university in the U.S. to offer a comprehensive intercollegiate athletics program, SCAD is actively dedicated to helping student-athletes develop their talents to the fullest — on and off the field. With intercollegiate and intramural sports available in Atlanta and Savannah, SCAD men’s and women’s athletics teams have achieved more than 125 team and individual national championships across sports, including recent national titles in equestrian, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and tennis. Discover the university for creative careers Learn more at scad.edu W E STO N MA G A Z INEG ROUP.COM 191

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PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS AT BROWN UNIVERSITY: SUMMER 2016 2017 Providence, RI

A True Residential College Experience Experience Brown’s Pre-College Programs attract attract serious serious college-bound college-bound New York, NY students from around the world. As As aa student, student, you’ll you’ll live live in inaa Brown Brown University residence hall, eat at aa Brown Brown dining dining hall, hall, and and join join your your fellow students on The College Green—just Green—just as as you you would would ifif you you were a Brown undergraduate. You You will will be be surrounded surrounded by by peers peers from diverse backgrounds and and cultures—all cultures—all sharing sharing aa passion passion for high-level academics and a desire desire to to succeed succeed at at aa selective selective institution like Brown University. University. A A student student who who completes completes aa Pre-College course is better prepared, prepared, more more confident, confident, and and better better positioned to succeed during one one of of the the biggest biggest transitions transitions of of his his or her life: the move to college. Brown University: 250 Years of of Academic Academic Excellence Excellence Brown is known in the Ivy League League for for an an innovative innovative open open New York City is positioning itself as a leader in engineering curriculum that challenges students students to to be be actively actively engaged engaged in in innovation and has seen a dramatic rise in tech startups in recent their own intellectual development. development. Pre-College Pre-College Programs Programs are are an an years. The Albert Nerken School of Engineering at the Cooper Union opportunity to explore this stimulating stimulating learning learning environment. environment. has been preparing high school students to pursue undergraduate careers in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM) fields for over 25 years. The Summer STEM Program is an intensive, six-week experience that immerses students in hands-on engineering design and problem-solving, thereby placing students on the right track for careers in technological innovation. Students work closely with Cooper Union instructors and teaching assistants at the forefront of engineering education. Projects range broadly and include robotics, digital fabrication, computer programming and app development, engineering entrepreneurship, biomedical and genetic engineering, improved urban infrastructure, and even racecar design. Faculty and teaching assistants from the departments of civil, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering provide students with foundational knowledge and expert guidance to address real-world problems in their respective disciplines of expertise. Students also attend workshops on oral presentation skills, technical BROWN UNIVERSITY MAIN GREEN / PHOTO CREDIT: KARL DOMINEY writing, career counseling, and college admissions. They are given access to Cooper Union’s library resources, computer facilities, core, with with more more than than 300 300 courses courses and laboratories to perform their research, design, analysis, and Academics are at the program’s core, on campus, campus, online online and and abroad. abroad. prototyping. Typically, projects include at least one field trip to a local in one- to seven-week sessions on Dive deeper into a subject you love love or or aa new new area area of of learning learning you you museum, exhibition, or gallery to enhance the students’ experience. will face face exciting exciting challenges challenges and and This program culminates with each group submitting a technical paper may never have considered. You will imagine. or comprehensive website summarizing their research and design, and accomplish more than you can imagine. Come to Brown Pre-College Programs Programs to to experience experience college college presenting their work to an audience of invited guests. To recognize their success, and and make make new new friends friends from from successful completion of the program students will receive a certificate of life, prepare for academic success, around the world. achievement from the Albert Nerken School of Engineering. Brown University Pre-College Programs. Programs. Providence, Providence, Rhode Rhode Island. Island. Program Timing: July 10th – August 17th, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday-Thursday www.brown.edu/summer Location: The Cooper Union New Academic Building at 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003 Eligibility: Current high school sophomores and juniors living and going to school in the Greater NYC area Find out more at: summer-stem.cooper.edu Contact us with questions: summerSTEM@cooper.edu 192

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RISD Founded in 1877, Rhode Island School of Design (or “RIZ-dee” for the acronym RISD) is one of the oldest and best-known colleges of art and design in the U.S. The college is located in Providence, Rhode Island, which offers its own vibrant art scene and is conveniently located between two other major cultural centers: Boston and New York. Students at RISD access the institution’s one-of-akind Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, RISD Museum featuring more than 86,000 works of fine and decorative art and the RISD Fleet Library, recently named by Travel + Leisure as one of America’s most beautiful college libraries. Pre-College Each summer, 400+ high school students from around the world come to RISD for a comprehensive introduction to the college art school experience. Definitely not an arts camp, the six-week residential Pre-College program is focused, serious and challenging. Students experience the core elements of a RISD education – critical thinking and artmaking – in foundation drawing and design courses, critical studies in art, and a concentration in one of 21 diverse majors. RISD Pre-College students have varied backgrounds and choose the program for many reasons: to find out if the arts is the right choice for them, to further pursue their art or to build their portfolio for college applications. Whatever the catalyst, students attending RISD Pre-College have one thing in common – they are passionate about art and design and are seeking an incomparable arts education and summer experience. precollege.risd.edu Summer Studies RISD’s Summer Studies program in the visual arts and design encompasses a wide spectrum of interests to meet the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Students from colleges and universities around the world, as well as art and design professionals interested in new creative experiences, are drawn to RISD’s vibrant artistic community. Scores of accomplished, award-winning artists, designers and educators – including members of RISD’s degree program faculty – teach in the summer programs. Courses include introductions to fine art fundamentals such as drawing and painting, as well as specialized areas of study such as architecture and industrial design, or graphic design, as offered through the Summer Institute of Graphic Design Studies. In addition, RISD Global Summer Programs offer travel learning opportunities for students interested in understanding the role of art and design in various cultures. Whether augmenting current college curriculum or broadening professional skills, RISD Summer Studies offers students a unique, intense and exceptional learning experience. risd.edu/summer

CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES

Language Immersion, Camp-style One of the most rewarding gifts that parents can give their child is the opportunity to learn a second language. Studies have shown the benefits to include increased cross-cultural awareness and competency, enhanced cognitive development and self-esteem, improved abstract and creative thinking, and higher standardized test scores. In addition, proficiency in a second language generally translates into greater earning potential and career opportunities in the global marketplace. Unfortunately, American society doesn’t value language study. Even where languages are offered, few schools begin early enough or devote the classroom time necessary to become proficient. There just isn’t enough time in the typical school day, but there is in summer. For more than 50 years, Concordia Language Villages near Bemidji, Minnesota, has been taking advantage of that opportunity to provide immersive language instruction in a camp-like setting. Participants ages 7-18, called “villagers,” come for one-, two- or fourweek sessions and are housed in cabins in a cultural community, or Language Village, including seven sites with culturally authentic architecture. Each Language Village is dedicated to the study of one of 15 languages: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish or Swedish. Counselors are a combination of native speakers and fluent non-native speakers, who converse with (and instruct) “villagers” only in the target language. While there is daily small group language instruction, what makes Concordia Language Villages unique is its combination of traditional camp-like activities with language and cultural immersion. Kids experience what it would be like to live in another country, including authentic meals, music and dance, crafts, games and sports. In just two weeks, a typical “villager” is exposed to language nonstop 24/7 with fun, cultural activities composing the context for teaching/learning, while those in the four-week program have the equivalent of one academic year in the classroom and can apply for a full year of high school credit. Because it is continuous immersion, it is much more likely to “stick,” thus accelerating overall language skill acquisition and enhancing their classroom experience back home. In addition, children also learn valuable life lessons in self-esteem, self-confidence, independence, empathy, and curiosity that come with sleep-away camp. This one, though, has the added benefit of inspiring children to become responsible world citizens. For their part, parents will be pleased to discover that the price tag for all the benefits Concordia Language Villages offer is on par with the price of other sleep-away camps. More information: www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org clv@cord.edu 1-800-222-4750 W E STO N MA G A Z I NEG ROUP.COM

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Global citizenship & leadership programs in the developing world since 1993. Mapmakers once drew Dragons to represent lands unknown. Bold explorers who ventured beyond the map’s edge were said to go “where there be dragons”… Where There Be Dragons is the leader in cross-cultural education. We offer 4/6 week high school summer programs and 3 month Gap Year semester courses for students ages 15-22. On every course, a team of 3 experienced instructors guides students off the map’s edge to engage them in an intensive exploration of place and of self in 17 different countries around the world. We are dedicated to cross-cultural education because we believe that future leaders will be required to think beyond border and tribe when considering the affects of resource scarcity on a global community. Our summer and semester programs are designed to give young adults the cross-cultural competencies and self awareness to be active participants in this conversation. What makes a Dragons course different? A Dragons course is agile. We hire experts. With an average of 4+ years of in-country experience, Dragons Instructors are able to communicate in local dialects and offer expert excellent adult mentorship throughout the student experience. Cultural fluency allows instructor teams to manage responsive itineraries and capitalize on unexpected learning opportunities. A Dragons course is bold. We don’t charter buses and when possible we stay with families rather than in hotels. We believe that traveling “close to the ground” allows us to connect more intimately across cultures. We welcome a crowded public bus or an unexpected cup of tea as a learning opportunity. A Dragons course is instructor-driven. Individual instructor teams collaborate to design a customized course itinerary based on their personal in-country experience and the interests of their incoming student group. This offers students a unique voice in the course design process and it offers our instructors the opportunity to be creative as they execute their own vision. A Dragons course is not designed to be easy. It is designed to challenge every student and offer unique insights into the critical global issues of our time. Going ‘where there be dragons’ takes courage… we still go there. Will you? Toll Free: 1-800-982-9203 For more information: info@wheretherebedragons.com

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THE BOSTON LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Wellesley, MA

The Boston Leadership Institute offers award-winning summer STEM research programs at the Dana Hall School, a premier private preparatory and boarding school located in Wellesley, MA. Students develop high-level research skills and subject matter expertise that strengthen credentials valuable for college admissions, interviews, and essays. High achieving 8th graders through rising high school seniors apply and undergo a selective admissions process. The Boston Leadership Institute was named among five top summer science programs in the country by New York Times subsidiary, about.com, in 2012 and was again included when the list was updated in 2015. The Boston Leadership Institute was named, Top 101 Best Summer Camp, appearing among three top academic summer programs on the 2013 list. Programs are led by teachers who hold major teaching awards, teach at top ranked schools, and/or hold advanced degrees from universities such as Yale, Harvard, and Princeton. Students take advantage of Boston’s prime location to visit premier research universities such as Harvard and MIT as well as world-renowned hospitals. Boston contains one of the world’s heaviest concentrations of leading biotech and pharmaceutical companies and students tour these as well. Graduates have been accepted by top universities all over the world, including Yale, Dartmouth, McGill, Tufts, Columbia, Michigan, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and Cornell. Students from 35 states and 10 foreign countries enjoyed hands-on research programs last summer. Comparable numbers of males and females attend. Dana Hall is located in Wellesley, MA, one of Boston’s most affluent suburbs, and is a 7 minute walk to the commuter rail providing access to downtown Boston. Fully equipped science labs contain state-ofthe-art features. For students choosing to board, dormitories are air-conditioned and contain kitchens. The beautifully landscaped campus contains beautiful playing fields, tennis courts, and basketball courts. The indoor recreational complex contains a 21,000-squarefoot gymnasium with two NCAA regulation-size basketball courts; a three-lane, suspended indoor track; an Aquatics Center featuring a 25-yard, six-lane pool; squash courts; and a large exercise room with pond-views. Boarding students also enjoy weekend trips to Boston, the second most popular tourist destination in the country and a magnet for students. Three-week STEM research programs are offered in Applied Physics Research; Biological Research; Biomedical and Surgical Research; Biomedical Research: Contagious Disease; Biomedical Research: Genetics and Clinical Trials; Chemistry Research; Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Research; Engineering Research; Marine Biology; Neuroscience Research; and STEM Entrepreneurship. Visit our website, www.bostonleadershipinstitute.com or call 617 283-4825.

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question all along. What I really should have been asking was this: Who is South Africa? South Africa is your grandmother welcoming me into her home, treating me like her son. South Africa is your sister showing your family South African Idol videos on her iPhone, rolling on the floor laughing as the tone deaf man tries to hit the tune. South Africa is your neighbors playing outside from dusk till dawn and your brother flashing me a comforting thumbs up in the middle of a rapid fire Zulu exchange to show that everything is okay. South Africa is you, Sisi. Who doesn’t need Xboxes or iPads to know that life is good. Who finds joy in the face of adversity. Sisi, you showed me that my real privilege is not having a better life than you. In many ways, your life is just as joyful as mine. But my joy was handed to me while you have to work for yours. Because of you, I will leave as a white boy who found a true home in South Africa. Because of you, I finally understood my true privilege. In those ten days we spent together, you taught me more about myself

A LETTER TO MY SISTER By Patrick for his homestay sister Dear Sisi, I came to your country much like the Dutch and English settlers long before you and I were born and I brought the same mindset as they did centuries before me. Some call it a savior complex; I describe it as a need to help you and your family. I had seen pictures and videos of your country on the news and I thought that maybe I could be the one to “fix” it. I have volunteered at my local Boys & Girls Club, helping kids with their homework and organized canned food drives at my school to serve underprivileged families in my community. So why couldn’t I help you as well? Just like the settlers, I traveled to your great nation repeatedly asking myself: What is South Africa? Wikipedia told me that your nation is a young democracy with an 82.3% black, 15% white, and 2.7% “other” population. That South Africa hosted the World Cup in 2010, is considered a developing nation and exports gold, sugar, and wheat. Yet, I traveled to your nation asking myself: What is South Africa? I waltzed around your country searching for PATRICK AND SISI answers: Is it the inequality among its citizens? The history of apartheid? The new democracy? I was searching for that thing, that object, concept or sentiment – than I learned the past 17 years. that inanimate idea that would make me understand the true value of I hope you will preserve my words to remember me as long as I your country. From my place of privilege – my skin color, my place of will remember you. birth, my male gender – I saw value in the things your country had to With love, offer and I wanted to know more. To fully understand your country Patrick / Bhuthi (Brother) and my own privilege as a white American male, I had to study, read, This summer 655 high school students, from across the US and and observe. Or so I thought. around the globe, traveled to 25 countries with The Experiment But then I met you. in International Living. For more than 80 years, The Experiment You were jumping ropes in the dirty front yard and asked me to join. has sent diverse groups of young leaders abroad to build a deep My feet were hurting and my head ached after a long day of workshops, understanding of critical global issues and foster cross-cultural lectures, site visits and museums, but you convinced me to play, relationships. anyway. Our game evolved into hurdling over a stick supported by a precariously positioned pile of rocks. As we jumped back and forth you Follow The Experiment on social media @experimentabroad couldn’t stop laughing. Your laugh grew louder with every jump until on Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr. we were both in pain, I from exhaustion, you from laughing too hard. www.experiment.org/goabroad As I slowly caught my breath I realized that I had been asking the wrong 1-800-345-2929

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>COMMUNITY ROOM< By J.C. Duffy

The Boy Who Cried Wool Once upon a time fairly recently there lived a shepherd boy named Tom. Tom was your typical shepherd boy in all respects, except for the fact that he had an allergy to wool. Every day when he would show up for work he would start to sneeze, and his eyes would get itchy, and so one day he just yelled out, “WOOL! WOOL!” in exasperated frustration. Hearing the lad’s blood-curdling cries, nearby villagers came running to help. “What’s the problem, son?” they asked, sweating and heaving. “Oh, it’s these darn sheep,” said Tom. “I’m allergic to wool.” “That’s IT?” they asked, flabbergasted. “You got us here for THAT? Then why did you yell “WOLF!”? I didn’t yell “WOLF!” the boy answered. “I yelled “WOOL!” Extremely annoyed, the villagers returned to the village to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Their lives weren’t really shattered, but they told Tom that to make him feel guilty. The next day it happened again. Tom had his usual allergic reaction, yelled “WOOL!”, and the villagers were off on a wild goose chase. They weren’t quite as annoyed at not finding a wolf this time, since they got a wild goose out of the deal, but still. “We’re warning you, young man,” they said sternly. “Your credibility level is at a low ebb right now. One day you might really be in trouble and no one will pay any attention. Are you listening to us?” Actually, Tom was listening to his iPod, and the villagers left in disgust. The following day it happened again. This time only a few gullible villagers showed up, just some unemployed ones, and they weren’t running, just kind of 240

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strolling, enjoying the scenery along the way. Before returning to the village, one of them made a suggestion. “Why don’t you get yourself some polyester sheep, Tom?” the man said. “I don’t believe I know you,” said Tom. “I’m the new Village Idiot,” replied the man, idiotic beyond his years. “The old Village Idiot was elected Burghermeister.” “Ah, that explains it. Well, thanks for the tip. I’ll think about it.” Polyester sheep? Tom thought that was a crazy idea, but after doing some research online, he found a source for polyester sheep on the black market and ordered a flock. They arrived the next day via Fedex, and he gave away his old woolen flock to his friend Chet, who was allergy-free and needed work. Everything was rolling along smoothly with the new arrangement until one day, Tom

was sitting on a hill overlooking his polyester pals, and he started to notice a scratchy feeling in his throat. His eyes and his nose were runny, and he was coughing and sneezing. “What seems to be the problem, shepherd boy?” said a sinister, growly voice behind him. “Are you allergic to polyester?” “No,” Tom answered, turning around. “I’m allergic to wool.” Standing over the boy was a big, scary wolf, wearing a classic, navy blue woolen blazer with gold buttons. The boy would have wet himself, but he was too busy sneezing. “WOOL!” he yelled at the top of his lungs. “WOOL! And also, WOLF! WOLF AND WOOL! WOLF WEARING WOOL!!!” Finally Tom realized the villagers would not be coming to help him this time, because of all of the other false alarms. The wolf chowed down heartily on the polyester sheep as Tom watched helplessly from the sidelines. It wasn’t a pleasant thing to watch, but there was nothing else to watch, really, not even basic cable. The moral of the story, of course, is, never falsely cry “WOLF!” Tom actually already knew that, and felt he got a raw deal in this whole mess, since he had merely cried “WOOL!”, after all. In his heart, he blamed the villagers for their bad hearing. And his attorney agreed. --J.C. Duffy is a cartoonist and writer whose cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker and other magazines. His books include collections of his syndicated newspaper comic strip, “The Fusco Brothers.”

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