Ah, yes. That row of trees to the immediate left of the main building - we called that the Promenade - did they still call it that when you were there? I think the trailers were past the end of it. I guess they are getting run down.
Those staff houses are duplexes, and sure have a nice view of the valley! They are occupied by some of the long-time faculty. I remember when they lived in a dorm on the 1st floor of the East wing. I guess they earned it.
Well, there was a whole thing when Janet and Bruce Wiggins divorced, Bill and Marti Hickey divorced, and Alan and Sherri Larson divorced, and Janet ended up with Alan Larson, Bruce ended up with Marti Hickey, Bill Hickey left, and I think Sherri did too. That was before your time, I think. It was pretty odd... all of a sudden Janet Wiggins was Janet Larson, etc. It was a bit weird 'cuz it all happened in a very short period of time. The students were like, "huh?"
Interesting. The Japanese kids were a lot of fun... actually they were all kind of fun - the kids from Iran, Japan, and Mexico. There was also a family from France, early on, and kids from Germany and Switzerland. We'd teach each other how to say swear words in our respective languages
None of the ESL kids did much as far as graduating, but they did learn English. I'd say the Japanese probably got the most out of it. I imagine their fluency has helped them back in Japan - good English-speakers are a hot commodity there.
-Gus