"U" Rah Rah!

I realized the other day that this May will be 20 years since I graduated from the University of Wisconsin. What's even more astonishing is that on May 17th my sister's oldest is graduating from Marquette University. He's back in Milwaukee after a semester in Washington D.C. where he interned for Russ Feingold. The year before that he studied in Madrid. Today he was telling me about interviewing for Teach for America, and a similar organization based in New York City. It is what he wants to do after he graduates and he would be amazing at it.

I also have a niece at Marquette and another at Loyola who is very interested in environmental issues and wants to study abroad next year. All of them are not only smart, but they are so much more involved in what's going on in the world. There are so many opportunities available to them and what I find so admirable is that they are taking advantage of them.

Some of my best memories are from the years I spent in Madison and yet I can't help but be a little envious of the college experience this generation has been afforded. I can only imagine what it will be like in another 10 years when my own kids are off to college.