Missing Chalex

For the past four years I worked with two other guys on the RD team here at GC - Chad and Alex. I referred to them as a pair much of the time and began using the affectionate term of "Chalex" when I referred to them together. This year Alex is leading our SST (Study Service Term) unit in Peru. I am thrilled that he and his wife are doing this - they are going to be wonderful leaders - but I am sad to see the end of Susie and Chalex. (I enjoy the new additions to our RD team and am confident that their gifts will take our program to the next level, so don't take my sadness as a reflection of the new team!) I just miss the familiar banter and the way we each knew the role we each were to fill in a given event. Alex has an ease and calm about him that always made our meetings a bit more relaxed, a quirky sense of humor that added plenty of laughs, and a welcoming personality that added joy to our daily life. I sure miss him, but am so thankful that he's doing good work for GC in Peru.

This is a photo that was taken the last time we all got together in July.

Susie & Chalex

Alex, me and Chad