<p>Congrats and thank goodness for mail order, eh? My son also received a big envelope this week and it was especially sweet after an EA deferral.</p>
<p>Thanks to all…Cangel, this is THE place to come to buy all your winter clothes. Some of the clothing manufacturers who work here sell “direct” through a range of large outlet places. Son #1 wears a “name brand” (!) parka in Iowa which cost 150,000 rupiah ($18). Sweaters are 80,000 or so…Boots are another story however!! Son #1 wears size 14 and I don’t think there is a single shoe that size being sold in the whole country!!</p>
<p>Congratulations from St. Paul! Beautiful 36-degree day today. No parkas in sight. Feel free to pm if there are any lingering Mac questions.</p>
<p>Thanks reidm…he loves Minnesota…in the summer! Will be in touch!
It is 36 here, too…centigrade.</p>
<p>Congrats, Roby, to you and to your son! If you don’t mind saying, which Canadian school did he apply to? My D3 is going to U of T in the fall and it has been such a fun and pleasurable, not to mention extremely easy process, compared to what we went through with D1 and D2. :)</p>
<p>Robyrm-- we can hear the long exhale of relief for son 2 to be “in” round the globe… What a great piece of news-- BRAVO! You will surely be getting more good news!</p>
<p>Roby, congrats to your son on getting into Macalester. You will get more good news in April, trust me.</p>
<p>congrats :)</p>
<p>Robyrm-</p>
<p>Wonderful news! Congrats to your S on the Macalester!</p>
<p>Sorry your family is having a rough time of it lately. Hang in there. It’s always darkest before the dawn.</p>
<p>The ides of March had it in for us, but St. Patrick rescued, I have to say…Cumulatively, we have had a better week than many!</p>
<p>He applied to McGill, as he is a fluent French speaker and felt that if he had to go to Canada, he would want to immerse himself (culturally) at least. But, it was a last minute submission, and he doesn’t really see himself at such a large, if fine, school.</p>
<p>The waiting is on. He could find out about another school today, but he has mock exams all week and will wait until Thursday night to look. Friday he is off to Bali for spring break one way or another, so whatever he learns Thursday night is likely to be quickly put aside!</p>
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<p>Please adopt me so that I can go. I really travel well, promise :D</p>
<p>The kids (seniors, some upperclassmen with more permissive type parents) stay by themselves at cheaper places-- while we parents (some of us anyway) stay on island but at considerably nicer places and are there if they need us, want a free meal, or need money…Kids at our school don’t get senioritis (too many kids doing IB where they need great exam scores for college), they get Bali!!</p>
<p>Sybbie, there is always room…</p>
<p>Robyrm-
Another congrats! Isn’t it nice to finally be able to exhale? Oh, and before you come to the States, will you take orders from us for label or knock-off clothes and sundries?? I’d like to put in my order ! :)</p>
<p>Usually I bring back batik…but maybe this once!</p>