Alison and I are enjoying some vacation time in Paris this December, and we took advantage of the proximity to London to visit with Susan and her husband, Bernard. Alison was Susan's English teacher in the eleventh grade and remembers her as an engaging, curious and passionate student. The nascent friendship between student and teacher has grown over the years since Susan graduated in 1981, and it was a delight to see it rekindle over dinner at Il Vaporetto, a beautiful Italian restaurant, on Friday evening.
Susan is a scholar in the purest sense of the word; she recently completed a Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics. She is now applying her knowledge of the law, yes, she is an attorney, and economics to her work on non-profit boards on which she sits. One board of certain interest to the Crystal family is Woody Halsey's famous, School Year Abroad which was founded in 1964. Woody was the first "Head" of the Uplands School in 1977 when we went coeducational. Subsequently he migrated to the administration of SYA where he became Director and was most recently elevated to President of SYA. His incredible educational organization is in good hands with Susan on the Board!
Susan is an adroit multitasker: she runs a home, is raising five children, and makes time for her high energy husband, Bernard. Their eldest is applying to universities in Europe and the States, and their youngest is a just beginning the rigors of the British school system. We wish them all well and hope that one day they will return to the Bay Area where they will be closer to the Crystal family of friends and alumni .
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