| E-mail from Gi |
| From: "Gi Zang" chinadoll@drip_ping.ori Subject: Re: Where Are You Now? Hello, Ms Figment. Sorry it has taken me so long to write back to you. I have been really busy with my courses and working part-time on top of that. I'm afraid this message will be short because I have to leave for work in a couple of minutes. Right now, I am in the middle of my Master's program and plan to graduate in another year. I never dreamed graduate school would be as difficult and time consuming as it is. If my roommate didn't do the cooking every night, I probably would be existing on crackers or nutrition bars. I've been so involved with my job and school that I haven't had very much time for fun. I still try to find time to swim or scuba dive, but I'm not doing that as much as I would like. I have been working for a company that is very active in cleaning up beaches and helping dolphins who are sick or hurt. My ring sure comes in handy on that job. When I graduate, I hope to work there full-time as a research scientist specializing in the seas and the animals that live in them. I really miss the other Planeteers. I get an occasional letter or email from someone, but we're not corresponding as much as we thought we would when we first went our separate ways. I have the feeling that Linka has jumped into her studies and projects head-first; Wheeler has been scrambling to support himself and pay his own way through school without taking out any loans; Kwame is hard at work with his farming and tree planting; and Ma-ti is studying with the Shaman when he isn't traveling and giving lectures on the importance of saving the rain forest. I hate to cut off this message, but I have to go now. Thank you for writing. Yours Truly, Gi |