Random Scrap:
I couldn't really afford the trip to Beijing but I figured it was probably the only opportunity to go there with other people so I booked the ticket and put it on my newly acquired credit card. The occasion was the World Model UN which was going to take place just after my first (and only) gig as the Chief of Staff for the conference hosted by Berkeley. I was no longer intimidating to deal with people from Harvard especially after I had already gone to Boston to take as a delegate. I don't quite remember which country I represented. In fact, I was so intimidated by the guys from West Point that I only made one speech,a passed notes hung with Laurel and then hung out with her at Boston Common drinking wine from a plastic cup. The weather suddenly turned into a cold snow. Laurel left prematurely without any explanation either because of the hotel fire alarm or because she just had enough of the whole thing. I was in love with Alvin then and made a mistake of drunkenly making a call to tell him I missed after which he took an overnight plane destroying my weekend.