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Hamilton College 
Clinton, New York 
October 21, 1972 
Dear Carleton, 
I hope your expedition has been a successful and enjoyable. I envy 
you especially now as the winter is rapidly coming. Already we have had 
snow and the temperature is in the 40s. 
When are you coming home? I hope soon because I missed you a great 
deal. 1 didn't have any time to talk with you as we were both flying 
almost immediately in opposite directions. I really have so much to talk 
to you about and am anxious to see you. 
I just learned that Mat is back in Chevy Chase and I am not clear as 
to why he is back so soon. I thought he is to meet you at Ponape, Tamel 
told me over the phone that he spent two weeks on Falalop before coming 
back, 1 talked briefly with Mat but not long enough to find out what's 
going on, I just hope he will spend his time wisely before next semester. 
He sounded fine over the phone. He also told me that my bag which I left 
in Yap is coming with his own stuff which he mailed when he was on Yap, I 
am glad because I have some things for you and the boys in that bag. 
I also learned from Mat that Christina is pregnant and I am still 
awaiting a letter from her in order to see whether Mat's telling the truth 
or just a rumor. 
1 have some letters in Washington, D.C. which Mat is sending up to me 
and maybe they can tell me whether or not Christina really is pregnant. 
School is coming along smoothly in spite the huge amount of work. We 
are taking some of our mid-term exams already. I took my government exam 
last week which was not bad but still have to wait and see results early 
next week. I also took a Biology test and past it with a B. I got back my 
first paper for my Government and also past it with a B. These coming two 
weeks will be testing weeks for my English course. I am managing to 
survive in English with all the papers we have to write each week. We have 
to write a paper every week and it is strange why I feel encourage in the 
class. My teacher first of all is known to be the toughest on campus and 
second my papers are not too much worse than those of my classmates. We 
all write shitty papers, I am signing up for a three week inter couse in 
Japanese which is going to be very hard but even if I don't pass I am sure 
I will learn some Japanese, especially writing. We are expected to spend 
12 hours a day on the couse which 4 hours of class and 8 hours of research 
and independent work, 
I hope Don is doing well with you. He was happy to have joined you. 
What is he doing after the expedition? I will write him a letter soon. 
