We got in contact with him from the airport. He uses amateur radios, and that's how we reached him. He sponsored us to come to the United States.

Outside, on the other side of a black iron grill, was another crowd, just as anxious, just as sweaty and frightened. These were the parents and friends of those departing. They all waited for deliverance. When all the customs procedures had been completed, when the crowd of travelers had passed through the last security booths and were walking toward the tarmac, you could see, on the faces of those left behind, the relief, the joy, the pride of vicarious success. The vision of a happier future elsewhere, anywhere but here. Smiles of contentment, faces radiant with happiness. Nowhere else in the world does separation bear the hideous face of joy. This was a grotesque face, a deviation from all rules of human nature.

When and if she is ready, she will contact you.

Contact with one represents just respect of the human values, not the vote of yes on its ideas and policies since it shows one's humanity and way of peace.

In the subways, in many of the streets, in corners of the park at night, contact could be dangerous. Contact was not a word or a touch but the air that flashed between strangers.

I think it's a good choice and a good program. She's been consistent and certainly wants to get better and better. She's already gone 5-6 this year and we want to get her going 5-8 by the regional.