Endicott @ LAS 2

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Photos (top to bottom): photo1: a group from my cohort conference in the Grand Ballroom; photo2: Erika fields questions after her innovative practice presentation; photos 3-4: sunset after an afternoon of rain from the deck outside my 4th floor dorm room; photos 5-6: group photos on the final afternoon after an intense month of study; photo7: Dean Rick P. coaches the new graduates prior to commencement; photo8: Illse, from South Africa, was chosen by her graduating cohort to deliver a speech during commencement; photo9: the ceremonial turning of the tassels; photos 10-11: graduates pose and toss their caps; photo12: alpenhorns supply entertainment; photo13: Mike Dvorak & Devon Sigman, having completed their course of study with Endicott, head off to Vermont for their wedding, in advance of a year of international travel.

It is Friday night, and my second week of instruction with Endicott has come to a close, or nearly so, with about three hours of reading and responding yet to finish in the morning.

As last week in Prague, this was a very enjoyable and stimulating week. I am pleased to see it end, for the intensity of work involved, and what has amounted to 15 hour work days; and I will miss the contact with this group of sixteen thoughtful international educators.

Fortunately, I have three days to relax, decompress and wander the mountain trails around Leysin, in advance of a flight back to London, and a return to Dakar next Wednesday. It is a summer of dramatic transitions: Monterey, London, Dorset, Prague, Leysin, London, Dakar, Casamance, and home.