Hello,
I send this message to more or less everyone that I have known personally in the last two years. It is the first time I have sent such a bulk mailing and I do not expect to do so again for at least another eight years. But if this message really bothers you, let me know and I'll stop — my life will perhaps be poorer without you, but I want to respect your wishes.
These are interesting times; especially so for classes of 2003 everywhere. And so I have come to an interesting point in my life: Graduation.
There are mundane changes that must take place at times like this. One of them is a change of contact information. This time, it includes e-mail: My new e-mail address is vectro@vectro.org, and pretty much any other address you might have for me will cease to function in the next few months. Many of you are also graduating, and also have updates in contact information. I seek these eagerly.
There are also more interesting aspects to graduation. For me, this event presents an opportunity to take time off from life. In that spirit, I will embark on an around-the-world trip on July 8 — one month from today. I will be away for over a year, returning as late as October 2004 (or as early as August 2004).
One of the first questions that I am asked when describing this trip is "Are you going to go alone?" The answer to that question will lie in your response to this message, for I do seek traveling companions: My tentative schedule is below; if you or someone you know would like to join me in one of these places, I would be honored. Alternatively, if you or someone you know lives in one of these places, let me know. I would be glad to make the acquaintance of home-dwellers everywhere.
To recap, then:
- My new e-mail address is vectro@vectro.org.
- If you have a new e-mail address, tell me.
- If you want to be my traveling companion for part of this journey, tell me.
- If you know someone who lives in one of the countries below, tell me.
Finally, a thank-you: Thank you to everyone that has inspired me, everyone that has taught me (many of you without realizing), and thank you to everyone that has made these four years the best ones of my life. I am bettered for having made your acquaintance.
Ian Turner
