Where credit is due

As things wrap up, I think it's about time I gave credit to the tutor crew. Some, like Taka, vanished without a trace and eventually dropped from the program; others stayed in but were rarely to be seen; but the few, the proud, the diehard could always be found to lend a helping hand. Marippe and Keiko, who were the only two I could ever seem to flag down during the intensive language portion. Noriko and Ayako, who were busy during August but who made up for it by camping out in the lounge in the fall and helping anyone who asked. And then there's Yoshi, who organized our translation sessions of "Yuki-Onna". Who, if you really need an explanation in terms you can understand, speaks better English than some American high school graduates. Who, despite constantly working on passing his qualifications for his own trip to America next fall, was available more than anyone else. Incidentally, he's managed to qualify for a year at any college in the University of California system (Keiko's going anywhere but Berkeley, no one else from the tutor team is applying yet). I wish him the best, and may he find as good help there as we found here.