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Mar 30, 2002

Oi gente,

Ursula sent me the information below on the EARJ Reunion planned for this August, here you'll find dates, pricing and methods of payment. If you want to get regular email updates about the reunion simply send an email to Suelena Vieira Bastos ('65) at EARJ with your name (including maiden name), EARJ class year, mailing address, and email address. Her email address is suelena.bastos@earj.com.br .

In return, you'll receive an invitation from Yahoo to join the Saudades2002@yahoogroups.com list. Just follow the instructions and ... voilà! You're signed up!

Abraços,

Mark


Date:  May 27, 2002
To:     All EARJ Alumni
Subj:  Reunion Registration Procedures and Event Prices

Here is what everybody has been waiting for!  Below is information on how to register for the Saudades 2002 reunion and how much the reunion events will cost.

CONTENTS OF THIS E-NEWSLETTER

A.  General information for all attendees
         1. Event pricing
         2. Registration instructions
         3. Ticket pickup

B.  Specific information for alumni in the U.S. and Canada
         1. Event prices in U.S. dollars for payment by July 1
         2. Event prices in U.S. dollars for payment after July 1

C.  Specific information for alumni in Brazil
         1. Ticket payment and pickup for alumni in Rio
         2. Ticket payment and pickup for alumni elsewhere in Brazil
         3. Event prices in reais for payment by July 1
         4. Event prices in reais for payment after July 1

D.  Specific information for alumni in other countries

E.  Contact information
         1. Suelena Vieira de Melo Bastos (Rio) and others at EARJ
         2. Sharon O'Day (Florida)

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A.  GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL ATTENDEES

         1. EVENT PRICING -- Each reunion event has a price in reais and a price in U.S. dollars.  Also, each event has an "early bird" price for attendees who make or send their registration and payment by July 1, and a higher price (about 25 percent higher) for those who make or send their payments after July 1.

         2. REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

* Tickets for reunion events MUST be purchased in advance.

* Tickets will NOT be sold after July 31, 2002.

* NOTE: Tickets will NOT be sold at the reunion events.

* To qualify for the pre-July 1 prices, your registration and payment must be made or mailed (postmarked) on or before July 1.

* For your convenience, at the bottom of each price table, there is a total price for all seven reunion events.  (If you are going to attend some of the events but not all of them, we'll let you do your own arithmetic....)

*  Please include the following information when making or sending your payment:

         - Your name (including maiden name, if applicable)
         - Your EARJ class (regardless of whether you graduated from there or not)
         - Your email address
         - Your mailing address and phone number
         - The names of any guests (spouse, etc.) who will be attending with you
         - WHICH REUNION EVENTS YOU WILL BE ATTENDING
         - Where you will be staying in Rio, if you'd like this information to be shared with other attendees (besides, this helps us schedule bus pickup routes....)
         - The ages of any children you will be bringing (If there are sufficient, we can plan age-specific activities, but we need to know in advance....)

         3. TICKET PICKUP -- All reunion attendees who do not purchase their event tickets at EARJ in person will receive all their tickets at the first reunion event (the welcome cocktail party at the Sheraton Rio on Sunday, August 4).  Any tickets that are not picked up at the first event will be taken to subsequent events until they are picked up.

B.  SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR ALUMNI IN THE U.S. AND CANADA

Determine what events you will be attending (hopefully all of them!) and write a check for the appropriate amount (in U.S. dollars) payable to "Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro".  Send the information listed under "Registration Instructions" (above) plus the check to:

    Sharon O'Day
    Saudades 2002
    2427 SW 31st Place
    Hallandale  FL  33009

When your payment is received by Sharon, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration which is considered your receipt.  Print out this email. (If you do not have an email address, your receipt will be mailed to you if you provide a complete mailing address.)  Be sure to bring your receipt with you to the reunion.

         1. EVENT PRICES IN U.S. DOLLARS FOR PAYMENT BY JULY 1

  Sunday, August 4 -- Sheraton Rio welcome cocktail party:  US$20.00
  Monday, August 5 -- Bus tour and churrasco lunch:  US$25.00
  Tuesday, August 6 -- Back-to-School and Tea with the Teachers:  US$9.00
  Wednesday, August 7 -- Petropolis:  US$17.50
  Thursday, August 8 -- Mangueira night:  US$17.50
  Friday, August 9 -- Saveiro day trip:  US$50.00
  Saturday, August 10 -- Copacabana Palace dinner-dance:  US$39.00
         TOTAL PRICE FOR ALL 7 EVENTS (payment sent by July 1):  US$178.00

         2. EVENT PRICES IN U.S. DOLLARS FOR PAYMENT AFTER JULY 1

  Sunday, August 4 -- Sheraton Rio welcome cocktail party:  US$25.00
  Monday, August 5 -- Bus tour and churrasco lunch:  US$31.25
  Tuesday, August 6 -- Back-to-School and Tea with the Teachers:  US$11.25
  Wednesday, August 7 -- Petropolis:  US$22.00
  Thursday, August 8 -- Mangueira night:  US$22.00
  Friday, August 9 -- Saveiro day trip:  US$62.50
  Saturday, August 10 -- Copacabana Palace dinner-dance:  US$48.75
         TOTAL PRICE FOR ALL 7 EVENTS (payment sent after July 1): US$222.75

C.  SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR ALUMNI IN BRAZIL

         1. TICKET PAYMENT AND PICKUP FOR ALUMNI IN RIO DE JANEIRO -- Go to EARJ and see Suelena Vieira de Melo Bastos, Vera Rezende, or Palmyra Souza to purchase tickets in person.  (Call Vera at (55.21) 2512.9830 ext. 126 if you have any questions or concerns.)  You will receive your actual event tickets upon payment.  If you truly cannot go to EARJ to purchase the tickets, follow the instructions for "Alumni Elsewhere in Brazil", below.

         2. TICKET PAYMENT FOR ALUMNI ELSEWHERE IN BRAZIL (OR THOSE IN RIO WHO CANNOT VISIT EARJ) -- Contact Suelena Vieira de Melo Bastos or Vera Rezende by telephone or email.  They will make alternative arrangements withyou.  One alternative may be to make a direct deposit in any Banco Bradesco branch in Brazil.  Should this be the case, here are the directions:

(a) Determine what events you will be attending (hopefully all of them!) and write a check for the appropriate amount (in reais), payable to "Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro".

(b)  Deposit that check in any Banco Bradesco in Brazil, in the Escola Americana account:

    BRADESCO
    Agência No. 1852-0 Ataulfo de Paiva
    Conta Corrente No. 6 850-0
    Endereço: Av. Ataulfo de Paiva 368

(c)  Then fax a copy of your deposit slip to EARJ at (55.21) 2259.4722, to the attention of Suelena Vieira Bastos, along with the following information:

         - Your name (including maiden name, if applicable)
         - Your EARJ class (regardless of whether you graduated from there or not)
         - Your email address
         - Your mailing address and phone number
         - The names of any guests (spouse, etc.) who will be attending with you
         - WHICH REUNION EVENTS YOU WILL BE ATTENDING
         - Where you will be staying in Rio, if you'd like this information to be shared with other attendees (besides, this helps us schedule bus pickup routes....)
         - The ages of any children you will be bringing (If there are sufficient, we can plan age-specific activities, but we need to know in advance....)

See "General Information" above for instructions on ticket pickup.  NOTE: Deposits made to the EARJ account at Bradesco without prior instruction from Suelena will not be credited to the Saudades 2002 account.  Kindly be sure to contact her first.

         3. EVENT PRICES IN REAIS FOR PAYMENT BY JULY 1

  Sunday, August 4 -- Sheraton Rio welcome cocktail party:  R$45,00
  Monday, August 5 -- Bus tour and churrasco lunch:  R$57,00
  Tuesday, August 6 -- Back-to-School and Tea with the Teachers:  R$20,00
  Wednesday, August 7 -- Petropolis:  R$40,00
  Thursday, August 8 -- Mangueira night:  R$40,00
  Friday, August 9 -- Saveiro day trip:  R$115,00
  Saturday, August 10 -- Copacabana Palace dinner-dance:  R$90,00
         TOTAL PRICE FOR ALL 7 EVENTS (payment sent by July 1):  R$407,00

         4. EVENT PRICES IN REAIS FOR PAYMENT AFTER JULY 1

  Sunday, August 4 -- Sheraton Rio welcome cocktail party:  R$56,00
  Monday, August 5 -- Bus tour and churrasco lunch:  R$71,00
  Tuesday, August 6 -- Back-to-School and Tea with the Teachers:  R$25,00
  Wednesday, August 7 -- Petropolis:  R$50,00
  Thursday, August 8 -- Mangueira night:  R$50,00
  Friday, August 9 -- Saveiro day trip:  R$144,00
  Saturday, August 10 -- Copacabana Palace dinner-dance:  R$112,00
         TOTAL PRICE FOR ALL 7 EVENTS (payment sent after July 1): R$509,00

D.  SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR ALUMNI IN OTHER COUNTRIES -- Follow the procedures for the U.S. and Canada (sending a check in U.S. dollars to Sharon in Florida), if possible.  If this is a problem, contact Sharon by email (oday@ea-rio-reunion-2002.com ) and she will resolve it with you on a case-by-case basis.

E.  CONTACT INFORMATION -- Do not hesitate to contact Suelena or Sharon by email if you have any questions regarding payment or ticket pickup.  Email is definitely preferable to telephoning, but following is all contact information for our two "Co-Instigators" and their back-up:

         1.  Suelena Vieira de Melo Bastos ('65) (Rio)
              EARJ phone: (55.21) 2512.9830 ext. 126
              Home phone: (55.21) 2537.4358
              Cell phone: (55.21) 9623.7508
              EARJ fax: (55.21) 2259.4722    ATTN: Suelena Vieira Bastos
              EARJ email: suelena.bastos@earj.com.br
              Home email: suelena@ea-rio-reunion-2002.com

              Vera Rezende
              EARJ phone: (55.21) 2512.9830 ext. 126

              Palmyra Souza
              EARJ phone: (55.21) 2512.9830 ext. 149

         2.  Sharon O'Day ('66) (Florida)
              Cell phone: 1.305.458.9860
              Home phone: 1.954.322.9690
              Email: oday@ea-rio-reunion-2002.com


Dec 19, 2001
For those of you who didn't receive my end of the year email I'm posting it here. Till next year!

Mark


Oi Gente,



The end of the year is fast approaching and I wanted to wish you all a Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas and a Happy & Peaceful New Year.

I have finally updated several members on our site and added some new ones. For those of you who haven’t been to the site in a while we have several new members, lots of news and added tons of new photographs.

If you still don’t have your information on our site please go to the JOIN page and fill out your information. You can also update your current information using the same form. Don't forget to send those photos too! :¬)

I will be spending the end of the year in Rio and Buzios, Ill think of all of you while having my cold caipirinhas at the beach. ;¬) If any of you will be in Rio let me know so we can get together. I'll be in Rio from December 22 through January first and in Buzios from the first through the fifth of January.

Talking about getting together The school is turning 65 next year and there is an EARJ Alumni reunion being organized. It will occur in Rio on August 4 - 10. I included some of the events planned below, it all looks very tempting!

More information can be found here http://www.ea-rio-reunion-2002.com/index.html.

I’ll definitely be there and I think this would be a great opportunity for us to see each other after so many years. Let me know if you are planning on going, or even if you are just mildly interested. It would be great to see as many of you there as possible. Carlão & Ursula had a blast on the last reunion and it was a much smaller event. I’ll keep you posted if I hear of anything new.

Please forward this email to anyone you might think is interested.

Um grande abraço,

Mark


http://www.ea-rio-reunion-2002.com/index.html

EA REUNION AUGUST 4-10 2002
The fun-packed events throughout this week-long celebration will give everyone ample opportunity to see old friends and make new ones. To go to old familiar places and to discover new ones. And, it is designed to allow for optional side trips out of town, without conflicting with major events. So far, here's the plan:


Sunday, 4 August 2002
We'll have a cocktail party at Gavea Golf Club ($TBA, with cash bar). Several hours to mix and mingle, trade phone numbers and compare notes. To remember Saturdays around the pool, Sundays on the links, climbing Pedra da Gavea or "Oh, how it's all changed!"


Monday, 5 August 2002
We'll take a "Bus Tour to Wherever" ($TBA, lunch included). A participant-guided bus tour to trigger old memories and get your bearings back. Please, nothing traditional! How about where the school used to be, and is now? Or Menezes, La Mole and Caneco 70; Paissandu and Caicaras; the old U.S. ambassador's residence and U.S. embassy; Castelinho, Prainha and Recreio dos Bandeirantes? You tell us! What about ending with an authentic 'rodizio' at Churrascaria Porcao on the Aterro do Flamengo, overlooking the bay? Remember those unending arrays of meats and salads, with farofa and molho a campanha?


Tuesday, 6 August 2002
We'll take a 'saveiro' day trip to Aguas Lindas ($TBA, covering boat trip only). We'll sail out into Sepetiba Bay on a traditional wooden schooner, for a casual lunch, 'caipirinhas', leisurely swim and beach football on a rustic island. (Those who did this in 1987 still talk about the revelations and romances that resulted . . . ahem!)


Wednesday, 7 August 2002
We'll go on a bus trip to Petropolis ($TBA, museum tour included, lunch separate). We plan to ride up the Serra, through tropical foliage and hairpin turns, to the impressive Imperial Museum in Petropolis. After a tour of Brazil's royal lodgings, we'll drive to newly renovated Quitandinha, then somewhere for lunch, then shop at Luis Salvador's ceramics factory for a different type of souvenir. Sound like fun?


Thursday, 8 August 2002
We've planned an afternoon gathering at Paissandu Club with all of EA's retired teachers and staff ($TBA). The 'Velha Guarda' group is headed by Mademoiselle, still vigorous and elegant at 95! They all meet monthly at Paissandu, which is warmly remembered for tennis matches and Senior Proms.


Friday, 9 August 2002
We'll take a special morning tour of H. Stern, for those who want to take home a brilliant memento of this trip. That evening we'll go to a Samba School's 'ensaio geral', or rehearsal ($TBA, entrance fee included). Let's see how well you remember those famous moves and fancy footwork!


Saturday, 10 August 2002
We'll wrap things up with a dinner dance at the Copacabana Palace ($TBA, with cash bar). We will honor our teachers and mentors at one of Rio's most elegant and symbolic sites. Now owned by the Orient Express, and managed by an EA grad, the Cope Palace will be the closing scene of a magical week spent "matando saudades".

And How About this?

  • A Saturday feijoada.
  • A cold Brahma chopp 'estupidamente gelada' at Barril 1800 after a day at the beach.
  • A Sunday walk through the Hippie Fair to buy last-minute souvenirs.
  • A night at the revitalized Lapa, at the 'choro' or 'gafieira' places.

    http://www.ea-rio-reunion-2002.com/index.html
Dec 10, 2001
Oi,

Just a quick note. The following people had their emails returned twice. If you do know their new email addresses please let me know, or ask them to update their info on the JOIN form.

John Del Tatto (john.deltatto@bbdohouston.com)
William Fedorka (wfedorka@mail.com)
Andrea Penn (buffara@warp.com.br)
Fiona MacGregor (global.rio@openlink.com.br)
Ken Launais (launais@ibm.net)

Thanks Mark
Nov 28, 2001
Oi Gente,

News, news, news... a LOT has happened since I made my last actual Class of '85 news update in June (!). I'll try to put everything here. If I leave anything out, please forgive me and just email me reminding of what I left out.

Lots of people to congratulate! Jeff got married in June to Veronica Acevedo. Diana had her third child, a baby boy, on Bolivia's national day no less. I also heard from Vikki that Mandy had her first child, Alex, a couple of months ago. Rui and his wife, Lisa, also had their first child, Daniel Satish Castro.

In Late October we were in London where we met with Rui, Lisa, Mark & Lorna & Cristina Robertson ('83). We had a great get together at Rui's house in Chelsea, after having brunch nearby. Lisa was still pregnant at the time and the preparations were high for the baby to come. It was great to see Mark & Lorna too, we hadn't seen them in a couple of years. Mark Saunders received his pilot's license this past summer and he's been flying as much as possible in his spare time.

During the summer Anelise and I went to Fortaleza & Jericoacara, if you have never been to Jeri, you simply HAVE to go! Quite spectacular, a truly magical place. We only wish we could have spent more time there. It is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, although there are dozens of beaches and lakes there, not just one. As it is an area of environmental protection, the village is preserved from development changes such as electrical light in the streets, paved roads and high buildings. They only got electricity there a few years ago (!). Jessica Castro spent her honeymoon there and gave me quite an accurate description.

On our way back to NY we stopped in São Paulo for a day, where I met up with Mike Combetto and his wife Raquel. It was a fun day at the museums...

Mark Harvey has found his way to the site too. He lives in Castro, Paraná with his wife Regina, where he is the manager of his family's farm.

I also managed to exchange a few emails with Birgit. She lives in Germany and we should hear more from her soon.

Renata sent a very nice email which I want to share with you all. You can read it here.

We also got some very cute photographs. Fernando's kids at Halloween, Lee Ann & her daughter Laurel, Vikki and her daughter, Rui's son, and Stelleo's daughter.

Ulf is back in Brasil from his seven month stint in East Timor where he worked with the International Organization for Migration and now he's focused on creating a non-governmental organization to fight for the preservation of the Mata Atlantica and also creating a film about it. Ulf went through the Caminho de Santiago de Campostela in Spain a short while ago (widely publicized in Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist") and told me this experience showed him how much he'd been fortunate in life and that it was time to give back.

Bruce attended Evandro's wedding in Barcelona during the summer. Apparently Diego and Alex Morales were also there and so were Bolling de Souza (86) and Magnus. I only have photos of Bruce, the bride and groom and Marcela Cookson (87).

A few weeks ago we had a small reunion here in NY at Churrascaria Plataforma. It was great to see everyone and we had a wonderful time. Michael Florez & his wife Rebecca Gomez, Marcelo Carvalho & his wife Mary Andriani, Mark & Anelise Engel, David Cortes & Ricardo Jardim.

Helene had been to NY a couple of times prior to September 11, and we got a chance to go out together a few times. She lives in Sweden and is working for SAS as a stewardess.

I started going through some old documents and found some funny things. I'll post them here every once in a while. To start off, how about taking a look at the very last Student Council Minutes of 1985?

And for those of you who don't know it yet, EARJ is turning 65 next year and there is a big Alumni reunion being planned for August. For more information go here: http://www.ea-rio-reunion-2002.com/

Let me know if you will be going to this reunion. From what I heard of the last one, where Ursula & Carlão were the only members of our class attending, it was a blast.

Um grande abraço,

Mark

PS. Just added lots of new pictures scanned from the Carioca 80-84 yearbooks. Vale a pena check it out... 12/06/01
Sept 17, 2001
Hi,

Just wanted to let you all know that everyone that we know here in NY is safe and sound. I've been able to get in touch with Bettina, Michael Florez, Ricardo Jardim, Marcelo Carvalho, Raul Castro (87), and Adriano & Elaine Almeida (87) . They and their spouses are fine. Shocked and stressed out like the rest of the city, but otherwise fine. It's been quite a week and we are all slowly emerging from it still devastated and dumbfounded.

I also received an email from Helene, who was here on the eleventh on a last minute flight. She is doing well and is back in Sweden now.

I haven't updated the site in quite a while, and I do have lots of news, unfortunatelly my efforts were hamperd by a missing hard drive, a trip and some unexpected attacks to NYC.... I'll be updating the site within the next few weeks.

Our prayers go to the families of the victims and the missing. If you want to help, or need some assistance please click here.

all the best,

Mark
Jun 25, 2001
Oi Gente,

I guess that my goal of doing a monthly update foi por aguas abaixo... There were plenty of happenings recently. Lee Ann had her first child. Her daughter, Laurel Naya Blackman,was born on April 22. Congratulations Lee Ann!!! We're still waiting for a picture... Rui's wife, Lisa, is also pregnant with their first child due in October. Piera Stoekicht found us on the web. She lives in Milan with her husband and two kids where she works as an architect. Her email can be seen in the Guestbook .

A month ago I had dinner with Michael Florez, whom I hadn't seen in ages, and his wife Rebecca. He lives here in NY and is a trader in Latin American stocks. We had a great time and Michael told me that David Cortez would be moving back here from São Paulo. Haven't heard from David, but I believe he's already moved.

Well, that's it for now...

um abraço,

Mark
Mar 9, 2001
I just received an email from Mark Harvey's sister. Mark got married earlier this year. Congratulations Mark! He lives with his wife, Regina, in Castro, Parana. Her email can be seen in the Guestbook .

Renata Carvalho has found her way to the site. Her page can be accessed through the link above.

til next time,

Mark
Feb 28, 2001

Opa! Fevereiro já ia passando e eu sem dar noticias....

Frank Siegers just joined our site, and he's already dug up some of our yearbook photos. I can't wait to see them! they've been under lock and key for 16 years!!!! Frank has been living in New Zealand with his wife and three kids and works for Air New Zealand as an Aeronautical Engineer.

Stephen Griffith also has been sending me some pretty unusual photos from 5th grade. Anyone else has a secret hidden stash? Rememeber not to be stingy and to share....

I recently had dinner with Marcelo Carvalho and his wife Mary. Marcelo has been living here in NY and working at the American Museum of Natural History developing his Post-Doctoral research in Marine Biology. It had been twenty years since he left EA (nossa!!!), and we had a great time reminiscing. I especially remembered a funny story involving him, Marcelo Costa, me, Fernando and some fake blood.... the details will have to come out at some later time. It had been twenty years without seeing each other, and we had been living for the past nine years in the same city! typical....

I also received an email from Jessica who was recently hired by Roche to head their Intranet division. Congratulations Jessica!

So, what's been going on with you guys? haven't heard from a lot of you in a long time. Let us know what's been going on in your lives, either email me directly or post your news on the Guestbook.

Abraços,

Mark
Jan 17, 2001

Wow! almost two months without any news posted... sorry about that. I hope you all had a wonderful New Year. I had a great time getting drenched in Copacabana while watching the fireworks! A garrafa de champagne ajudou a esquecer a chuva forte que caia na nossa cara...

As usual our trip to Rio was intense and quick, just one week. Anelise and I spent a lot of time with our families and seeing old friends. We had a chopp with Frau Castro and her daughter, Maria Teresa (87) at Guimas at the São Conrado Fashion Mall. Maria Teresa is the Activities Director at EA now and she brought along her 3 month old (and very cute) baby. Ruth Castro (86) was also there and we got a chance to meet her daughter too. It was a fun and "relaxante" afternoon. I couldn't believe it had been almost fifteen years since I had last seen them... They looked pretty much the same and it felt like we had just seen each other a year or so ago.

I had planned on seeing Ursula in Rio, but we weren't able to meet. We'll have to try again another time. There was some sort of trend going on here. Upon arriving in NY, I got a call from Bruce, who was in Rio (!), and wanted to meet up... He was going to come through NY on his way to LA, but those plans also fizzled. Helene actually was here in NY for two days. We were supposed to get together with Bettina, but after a long and frustrating game of phone tag, Helene went back to Sweden without seeing anyone. :¬(

I was able, though, to go out to dinner with Rui and his wife, Lisa while they were in NY. They are enjoying their stay in London and are planning a few short trips throughout Europe. They recently went to Paris and had a blast.

As many of you know, Ulf recently moved to East Timor. He is working with an organization called IOM (International Organization for Migration) and is assisting the safe return of refugees to that devastated country. On his way there he stopped in Tokyo and got together with Pablo Kato and Jun Aoyagi. I'm waiting for the pictures to post them on the site.

I was also contacted by Bruce Stirling about a new Alumni Newsletter EA is going to put out. I don't have any details, but it seems that it will be a regular thing. I'll let you know as soon as I hear more about it.


Well that's it for today.

Abraços,

Mark


Nov 26, 2000

Stelleo and his wife Andrea, just had a baby girl! Her name is Julia. Congratulations Stelleo!!!
Read his email in the .

From Stelleo:

Desculpe a corujice, mas para os amigos que solicitaram fotos da Júlia, vocês poderão encontrá-las em:
 
http://photos.yahoo.com/tolda
 
Stelleo--
Nov 22, 2000

Just got an email from Lee Ann! She is an architect and lives with her husband Dan in North Carolina. They are expecting a baby sometime in April. Congratulations Lee Ann!!! To find out more of what she's been up to, read her letter in the Guestbook.
Nov 19, 2000

This just in:

Ricardo and his wife are the proud parents of a baby boy. His name is Oliver and he was born on October 20th. Congratulations Ricardo!!!!

Ulf is moving to East Timor. He will let us know more about this major change in his life once he gets there. He will be stopping in Japan to meet with Pablo.

We've had several new members join our site Diana, Delly, Jessica, & Christianne. Jessica & Diana have also sent in detailed letters of what they've been up to these years. You can read them in full in our Guestbook.
Nov 1, 2000

If you haven't noticed yet, the site has had a tremendous overhaul and we finally have an address we can easily remember www.earj85.com. Loads of new pictures have been added and new features will be coming soon! Let me know what you want for the site and maybe your wishes might come true...

Ursula and Carlão were the only members of our class to attend the EA Reunion in Paissandu. They had a blast and made me regret not having gone. You can read Carlão's account on our guestbook, and Ursula sent in several photographs. It's a must see! Click on the question mark to read her account of the event.

Rui has moved to sunny London... he tells me that he hasn't used his raincoat once!

Ah, one last bit of news: You have a new webmaster heading this site. I want to thank Brian for having originated this project, and made it possible for so many of us to meet again and have our own space on the web. Thanks Brian!

Well, this is it for today. I'll be waiting for your emails. :¬)

Abraços,

Mark
Feb 23, 2000
Some last minute news has just come in...Bill Fedorka writes in to tell us that he and his wife had their second child, Jessica Marie, on December 23rd. His company has changed its name to ABB ALSTOm Power, and he is dumping is AOL account, (and I for one commend you!) so in the future use the following address to reach Bill: wfedorka@yahoo.com or wfedorka@mail.com

Diego Morales sent me a shocker! He has quit his job and is travelling with his girlfriend Elizabeth for the next 5 or 6 months. So far they have driven thru Mexico and Belize and then drove back to Miami(which is were he sent the e-mail from) next stop: RIO!!!! for carnaval and then Spain and Europe. The full itinerary is as follows: started in Los Angeles-->Ensenada, Santa Rosalia, La Paz, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa, Acapulco, Oaxaca, Minatitlan, Escarcega, Belize City, Caye Caulker, Paraiso, Xalapa, Tampico, San Antonio(Texas), New Orleans,
Orlando, Rio de Janeiro! They have tickets to go from Miami to Rome then Portugal for the third section of their trip with Eurorail passes and will update us then.

That's all for now, keep those e-mails coming.
Feb 8, 2000

Vikki Mueller-Espinosa and her husband Gus had a baby girl, Julia Noelle, on December 21st. It’s their first child and mother and baby are doing fine. Also Bettina Woicke Scemama had her second son, Paul Thomas, on December 12th. She’s got her hands full now with 2 young boys. Sergio's wife, Debra, also gave birth to the couple's second child, Max, in October. It seems that members from our class have been keeping busy, Bill Fedorka and his wife also had their second child Jessica Marie on December 23rd.

Mike Florez writes in the he will be in São Paulo for business in mid-February and will be getting together with David Cortes, Sean Hutchinson, and Stelleo Tolda.


Mike also reports that he spoke with Jorge Pastor in December. Jorge informed him that he is moving to Poland to become head of Finance for Gillette. He had been living in Boston for 2 years prior to that.

Speaking of David Cortes, word is that he hung out with Madonna, Gwinneth Paltrow and other celebrities New Years Eve 1999 in Miami Beach. What's the secret, David?

Yuko Moriyuki has written in a few times to let us know that she has been quite busy in December and January for partying because Japanese people somehow like to gather at year-end and beginning of the year.

On top of all the partying Yuko’s tired since her Mom is back in town from the Dominican Republic with a broken hand At the end of this month or next month, she will have an extended business trip to Hong Kong. She also wonders if anyone is going to the reunions in Miami or Rio this summer.

Speaking of reunions, Yuko, Helene Andersson and Pablo Kato got together in Tokyo after 15 years. Helene’s flight happened to come to Tokyo this time. They had good time and took some pictures. (And as of press time I’m still waiting for them to post on the site!) Word is that they look a little bit drunk in the photos! Helene and Pablo were talking to go to this reunion both in Miami and Rio. Yuko is interested in going to the one in Rio and in fact is planning on taking a long vacation in June or July and she plans to get together with Ursula.


Andrea Penn Buffara spent Christmas in Rio and got together with Ursula. They had a great time catching up on their lives since graduation. Andrea lives in São Paulo and invites anyone who wants to get in touch to please do so.

Mikael Funke is alive and well in Sweden. He's a freelance writer and is starting a stint at a swedish magazine called Vagabond, www.vagabond.se . He will be doing mainly news stuff, surveys, some portraits, investigave... a bit of everything. From what we saw at their website we hope he gets the choice assignments in Thailand...

John Del Tatto and his wife had a new baby, Christian who is 3 months old. Their oldest child, Nicolas, who is almost-3 years old, runs the house and enjoys being a big brother. John has no plans to go to Rio or anything exotic - just work and parenthood.

Meanwhile his brother Marc is getting married on June 24th. He’s in the midst of planning his honeymoon.

Stelleo Tolda has been bitten by the Internet bug and has left New York for São Paulo, Brazil working for an online auction company called MercadoLivre. MercadoLivre is the Brazilian subsidiary of MercadoLibre, a Miami-based company with operations in several Latin American countries.

Stelleo is enjoying his new responsibilities and team. He wants everyone to know that he’s very busy, so forgive him if it takes some time before he responds. His new contact info is:
Address:
R. Arandu 281, cj. 82
São Paulo, SP 04562-030

Phone:
(5511) 5507-2366

As for me, I may be moving back to Raleigh, North Carolina. Similar to Stelleo, I have been very interested in working for Internet companies and am interviewing with several companies in the Research Triangle Park area at this time. Although my wife and I just bought a house in Charlotte a year ago, we want to get back to where our families are and possibly start a family. I will let everyone know what happens.

Brian