Monday, April 28, 2008

Hello from Pia



Hi everyone,


I guess it always took me a little bit longer to get with it...so now, finally, a year after our reunion, I finally decided to go surfing in the past. I found this blog...and had to ask Amy how to add my commentary (can you tell I'm not that computer savvy).


So now, after thinking about what to write for the past couple of weeks and not coming up with anything ingenious, I decided just to write free-flow and see where it leads me.


I just (1 1/2yrs ago) moved back to the US after living in Cologne, Germany for 7 years. I'm now in Denver, enjoying the mountains and great weather. After Chami, I went to UCSD and got my BA in Visual Communications. The dream being - travelling around the world for photography assignments. That went okay for a while - I had an internship in Morocco filming a documentary for German television, worked in Australia and did some freelance stuff, but when reality set in and I had to pay rent, I started working for Lufthansa German Airlines. At least that way I still had the travelling benefits :-) I work on the ramp, doing weight and balance calculations for the cockpits (who woulda thought...I was never really the math and physics genius), and get to be outside 8 hours a day come rain (snow) or shine. It's actually pretty fun...but my photography dream still lingers. Now, with digital photography and computers, I guess it's not that special anymore...but needless to say, my hard drive is filled with pix, that will hopefully be published some day. Painting is another one of my passions...and that has actually gotten me some business. I've done murals for stores and a dentist in Germany...but the jobs were very scarce, since I always had to juggle the painting around my "real" work.


But that's okay, the creative side is still there, and now that I moved back to the US, I'm one step closer to my dream home in Santa Fe or Taos, NM. Talk about eccentric, creative locals...I'll fit right into that weirdness...


Last year, I got married (in New Mexico). My hubby is German, and will be moving to the US by the end of the year. We have some "immigration" issues to deal with, but hopefully all will be well by Christmas.


While I was in Germany, I had contact with Janet H. and Mel W. briefly via e-mail. It was great to hear from them. I lost touch with Janet, unfortunately, and Mel, at some point never wrote back. I figured she was going through treatments...but when I found out that she had passed away, I so regretted not having gone to visit her when she was in the UK.


Maybe that is also why I had this incredible urge to try to touch base with all of you fellow alumni. We did have a blast, didn't we...with the ups and the downs?


I hope that maybe some of you still check into the blog once in a while. Now that I'm officially online, hopefully some of you will still recognize me. I'll try to add a picture, but no guarantees (I'll have to figure out how first...)
Hey..it worked! Just for info: that's me and my godchild Ava last year in Santa Fe.
Take care everyone,
C-ya


Thursday, April 3, 2008

Mr. Kappus

I remember you, and if not mistaken, you owe me $5. Actually, in order to be mistaken there would have to be a grain of possible truth to the statement. Which there isn't. You can still send me $5 if you like though.

Interesting life so far, but I think it would have been more eye catching if you had bee mauled by three kids, stabbed by a timber wolf, and honeymooned in a car just before it hit you. See how that sounds more incredible?

I am glad you found "us". But from the looks of things, "us" is a non-existant group. This Blog site seems to be a ghost town. And that is a shame because it means after the reunion everyone said "That's done - see you in another 5, 10, 20 . . . . ". It would be nice to think we renewed our interest in sharing our lives as we move forward. But the lack of postings indicates we are done sharing for awhile.

I hope you found the people you were looking for. If not, try the Chaminade website.

Anthony Butler

P.S. If you are wondering why I of all people responded, I had sort of dominated the BLOG for awhile and have checked in looking for vital signs. Those of you who wrote me about missing my rantings, I still rant on my My Space BLOG. You can write me at ByteMe555@aol.com to get my information.