It's sad to leave these 16 wonderful people, plus our two guides and driver.
I'm going to name some of them here, mostly for my own benefit so I won't forget them.
Luanna and Dave #1 are building a cabin on Lake Sacajawea in North Dakota. They talk funny.
Tom and Donna from Bemidji Minnesota. Donna and I both stayed at Fulton Hall at UND (20 years apart). Tom talks funny, too. Donna doesn't. How come?
Patricia and Dave#2 - Sweet Patricia loves Rilke's poetry (yes!) and Dave loves baseball and spent summers in Laramie as a boy.
Here are the Mississipians:
Nancy and Drew -I liked Drew's jokes
Gloria and T - They spend summers in Chama, NM
Lauran and Dean - Lauran was one of my favorites! I hope her vision improves. Dean and T are brothers.
Watch-your-step Bailey - our dear chef! Always funny and probably great at trivial pursuit.
Dave #3 - Spanish teacher at Mississippi State. Sweet fellow, wants to switch to computer science.
Linda #1 - always smiling! Even when having trouble walking downhill! And always beautifully dressed.
Diane - I loved talking with her. Smart, kind, political in a good way.
I did my best to make the Mississppi dames look good. My dowdy, inappropriate clothes made their pretty outfits look even better. We won't even talk about hair. They told me in the beginning that it's always important to a southern woman to be beautifully dressed and coifed. But I discovered they were as smart as they were pretty. And also very kind. I came away with a great respect for Southerners!
As for the trip - wow! It was one-of-a-kind-fantastic! I learned so much and saw so many very beautiful and very ugly things. I want to take Fidel and shake him for what he has done to these lovely people (are you reading this, Fidel?).
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