Greetings,
The past few months have been extremely eventful, the highlight of course being the birth of my daughter, Adequoyah Kamali Josephine Mathews. I have always considered being a father to be my most important, rewarding, and satisfying role in life, so to welcome another child into this world has been a blessing and a joy. It was wonderful to have six weeks to be at home with Darthula and the baby during these first moments of life and I can’t begin to express the magnitude of my appreciation to Charlie, the East Bay Met, and the students and their families for their flexibility, support, and generosity. The time I had with my family was precious and necessary and had I missed out on it would have been irretrievable. I especially want to thank Denise for taking the reins in my absence, her relationships with the students and her presence in the school are magnificent. We are all extremely lucky that she will continue to have a significant role at the school for the duration of the year.
I am looking forward to the year to come, 2008 promises to be exciting!
Best,
Justin
