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Hi everyone! I hope you had a lovely summer no matter where you are. Here are some updates from the Class of 2021:

Gayon Yang recently moved to Chiang Rai, Thailand, to pursue her passion as a fifth-grade teacher at Chiang Rai International School. Gayon wrote, “Life is good here!” Congratulations to Gayon for starting a new chapter of life.

Costel-Tudor Voica was an international student from Moldova at Wesleyan. He is currently back in his home country. Costel’s American friend and housemate, Jonah Skolnik, visited Costel in the city he grew up in, Chisinau, the capital of Moldova.

Costel was invited by the Moldovan branch of EducationUSA, a U.S. Department of State network of international student advising centers, to give a presentation to high school students about Wesleyan. Costel invited Jonah to present as a duo.

Jonah Skolnik (on left) and Costel-Tudor Voica (on right) presented as a duo to high school students in Chisinau, Moldova, about their Wesleyan experience.

Costel wrote, “It was so much fun, it was a very natural, almost podcast-like conversation about Wesleyan, and everyone loved it. The Moldovan high schoolers had the unique opportunity to get a taste of Wesleyan and studying in the U.S. through the lens of an American and a Moldovan international alumnus. And Jonah had the chance to enjoy the places and food I’ve been telling him about during our time in college.”

Zoe Farnsworth is now a choreographer and organizer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zoe had their local premiere of The Meaning of Where I’m From in September, their first public premiere of a dance show. Zoe explores their “trans”-generational Ashkenazi Jewish identity in a “solo” dance/theater performance through themes of family, ancestry, death, and ritual. They invite you into their composting process to dig, layer, and breathe new life into a complex past. What do you need to transform? Zoe can be reached by zoe.compostabledance@gmail.com.

Thank you for reading. Please feel free to send me updates throughout the year and look out for new submission requests. See you next time!

Hongjia (Jane) Zhang | hzhang@wesleyan.edu