Brian Moore
Moderator
Forgive me for indulging my delight. (@Rob MacKillop will understand!)
My first born, Caitlin, graduated from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) with her Master's Degree in Education last Sunday.
Following the ceremony the graduates and families were invited to a champagne reception on the lawn.
That's Caiti on the right. The other girl is Charlinda, a member of Caiti's "cohort."
Charlinda is Native American. (Navaho.) Grads will sometimes decorate their caps. Caiti had decorated hers with an anchor, which is a symbol of the sorority (Delta Gamma) she belonged to while an undergrad at UC Riverside. Charlinda, however, decorated her cap with the words: "Beat the Odds!" And if you knew a little of her story you would agree. (Alcoholism and abuse figure prominently.)
The little girl on the left is Charlinda's cousin. Several of Charlinda's family members had flown in from Arizona the day before, none had been in a plane before, and the little cousin had never before seen a white person in the flesh.
Under her robe Charlinda was wearing traditional Navaho clothing, so too the little girl. A native graduation ceremony was to take place a little later.
I posted this particular photo because I wanted to celebrate Charlinda's success as well as Caiti's graduation.
Yashica 635 and Kodak Ektar 100 film.
My first born, Caitlin, graduated from UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) with her Master's Degree in Education last Sunday.
Following the ceremony the graduates and families were invited to a champagne reception on the lawn.
That's Caiti on the right. The other girl is Charlinda, a member of Caiti's "cohort."
Charlinda is Native American. (Navaho.) Grads will sometimes decorate their caps. Caiti had decorated hers with an anchor, which is a symbol of the sorority (Delta Gamma) she belonged to while an undergrad at UC Riverside. Charlinda, however, decorated her cap with the words: "Beat the Odds!" And if you knew a little of her story you would agree. (Alcoholism and abuse figure prominently.)
The little girl on the left is Charlinda's cousin. Several of Charlinda's family members had flown in from Arizona the day before, none had been in a plane before, and the little cousin had never before seen a white person in the flesh.
Under her robe Charlinda was wearing traditional Navaho clothing, so too the little girl. A native graduation ceremony was to take place a little later.
I posted this particular photo because I wanted to celebrate Charlinda's success as well as Caiti's graduation.
Yashica 635 and Kodak Ektar 100 film.
However, later on with friends and family at dinner we quaffed a few brews also!
a deviation, sorry. Glad to see that Caitlin got a good start in her adult life. Looking forward to the wedding pictures Brian. I'm sure you'll sneak yourself to a few
