Playing with a full deck

Today, I got in my minibus, drove an hour and a half to the Manchester, NH airport, met 52 Thai students, drove to an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet, then drove back home with 14 of the very sleepy scholars in tow. Now the 10 young Thai men of Houghs House are settling into our dorm as Alex (another American TA, scarcely one year my senior) and I are settling into the idea of being responsible for these precious parcels of possibilities for the next eleven weeks. We're all excited and anxious. Everything is coming to a new beginning.