to the little girl with the pink pom pom and the ang moh nose: i like the bursts of energy and the crazy fun you inject into the sessions and games. you are more than just noise, you actually fight with your everything, and play with your everything, and i like that. you're a little fighter, a little survivor, and i hope you keep on fighting, keep on going. i know in many ways, you understand what it is like to want acceptance from family and friends--just wanted to say i think you are very capable, and smarter than most kids your age, so fight on sugar, fight on.

to the shaved boy who once had sideburns: i know you've seen more than most kids your age, i know growing up wasn't easy for you. but you know J, you have so much to be proud of, so much you can do as long as you choose to. choice is a very powerful thing, and i wish i had the time to sit down and talk to you. i just wanted to say that i really enjoyed meeting you and your group (double earhole, belly dancer, freckles, eyelashes & japanese)-sorry i don't know the individual names, but this is how i remembered you guys the past 3 days- but all of you, i don't ask that you be angels, just that you'd all learn to be responsible for the choices that you make, and that at the end of the day all of you can answer to yourself. J, it's been touching, seeing that under that fierce face, you actually care about your friends, you actually bother about people's feelings, and i think should be so proud of yourself. you promised me a story before we drove off about you-know-who, so do drop me an email. (cecilia@ekatraining.com)