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McLean’s Past,Future DiscussedNews, Page 3
Getting toMetro in Tysons
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Children’s ArtOn Display
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Getting toMetro in Tysons
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Children’s ArtOn Display
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McLean’s Past,Future DiscussedNews, Page 3
Radio host Kojo Nnamdispeaks with Supervisor John
Foust (D-Dranesville) at‘Kojo in the Community’ at
the Alden Theater March 22.
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By Alex McVeigh
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Public radio broadcasterKojo Nnamdi came tothe McLean Community
Center March 22 to speak withresidents about their thoughtson the Metro coming toMcLean, Tysons Corner redevel-opment and how they envi-sioned the future of their com-munity.
Jacque-Lynne Schulman,president of the McLean His-torical society, recalled howMcLean changed with the con-struction of the Beltway.
“There was a hobby shop, apet store that had live animals,a dress shop, a men‘s clothingshop and shoe store. Those areall gone, and I think those littlebits are part of what makes acommunity,” Schulman said.“Before the Beltway, McLeanwas somehow a village unto it-self, and after the Beltway itbecame a suburb like anyother.”
John Hebeler moved toMcLean from New Jersey in1954 to teach at the PotomacSchool, and called the transfor-mation the region has under-gone as “truly remarkable.”
“Tysons Corner was like acountry crossroads in West Vir-ginia,” he said. “When youthink of what McLean is goingthrough in transformations
now, it has in many ways keptthe essence of a community.McLean has, and it seems likeit always will, have a lot goingfor it.”
Doris Ray came to McLean in1973 “screaming and kicking”from Montgomery County, Md.
“I learned to love the villageatmosphere and the fact that Icould walk to everything Ineeded,” she said.
SHE LIVED in McLean for 16years, and though she doesn’tanymore, she says she still hasfond memories, and still visitsoften.
Eddie Eitches, moved to theMcLean tax district in 1984 be-cause it was close to a Metrostop, and says the new stationscould be an exciting opportu-nity.
“We moved to McLean exactlyfor the Metro. We were waitingfor the West Falls Church sta-tion to open É and we were veryexcited, especially for our chil-dren, that there was a Metro,and many of us use the Metronow,” he said. “We also movedhere for the schools and theschools are still excellent.There’s clearly more diversityhere than in 1984. On one sideof my house there’s a Finnishfamily, on the other side is aChinese family and across the
Radio host Kojo Nnamdi speaks with SupervisorJohn Foust (D-Dranesville) at “Kojo in the Commu-nity” at the Alden Theater March 22.
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Remembering McLean’sPast, Looking to FutureCommunity discusses memories,concerns for future at ‘Kojo inYour Community.’
See Waiting, Page 15
By Alex McVeigh
The Connection
As four Metrorail stations come to TysonsCorner, the Tysons Metrorail Station Ac-cess Management Study (TMSAMS) isseeking community input through the end
of May to see how they can help commuters get toand from the stations without driving to them.
“With no long-term or daily parking available, mostwon’t be accessing the stations by car, they’ll be walk-ing, biking or riding the bus,” said Kris Morley-Nikfar,a transportation planner with the Fairfax County De-partment of Transportation. “The stations will haveaccess on both sides of the roads they’re on, so it’sjust a matter of finding things out like, how far istoo far to walk? What is toofar away to be reached by abus route?”
The TMSAMS held a seriesof public meetings aroundMcLean, Vienna and FallsChurch last week in order togain input on what’s alreadyplanned, and what prioritiesresidents and commuters had.Community members wereable to look at proposed lay-outs for new crosswalks, side-walks, walking trails, bikepaths and bus routes.
“We’ll hear things like, ’Iwork in this building and cansee the station from my office,but there’s no way to walkthere,’” said Chris Wells, pe-destrian program manager with the county’s Depart-ment of Transportation. “So we’ll be building the side-walks and projects we can, and for other proposedones, we will hopefully be able to get the develop-ers, when they redevelop, to build their propertyaccording to the vision.”
THE STUDY GROUP represents members of theFairfax County Department of Transportation and theTMSAMS Advisory Group, which includes represen-
tation from the three districts that fall in the studyarea, Dranesville, Hunter Mill and Providence.
“With no plans for commuter parking at these sta-tions, we’re trying to find the best ways for residentsof McLean and surrounding areas to take advantageof Metro,” said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville).
Reston resident Bruce Wright often rides his biketo events at the McLean Community Center, and sayshe has to go out of his way to avoid Tysons Corner.
“I like to get around by bike, and right now it’spretty hard to get up Route 123 by bicycle. You’vegot to take your life in your hands. But fortunatelyFairfax County has just completed a bicycle plan forthe Tysons area, and they hope to expand it to therest of the county,” he said. “So I think there’s hopefor people who want to get around in somethingother than a car. I rode to the [McLean CommunityCenter] tonight from Reston and had to take a prettycircuitous route to avoid Tysons.”
Ann Pimley, who is blind and a member of theFairfax County Disability Board, said she is concernedthat plans for Tysons don’t seem to include audible
crossing signals for pedestri-ans.
“Many Tysons intersectionsare what we call complex in-tersections. There’s three andfour lanes going in each di-rection,” she said. “They saythe Tysons redesign is sup-posed to be universal, but it’snot a universal design if I as ablind pedestrian don’t haveaudible signals to help me getaround.”
Maureen Hauman, whoworks with Fairfax County’sLong Term Care Group, ex-pressed concerns about howthe station’s designs wouldaffect the elderly.
“We want our aging com-munity to be safe in the Metro stations, but we’vebeen told there are no pay phone on the platforms,”she said. “What if an elderly person doesn’t have acell phone, how can they call for help, or a cab, orthe police?”
MORE INFORMATION on TMSAMS can be foundat www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/tmsams, and the sur-vey, which will be open through the end of May, canbe found at www.tmsams.info.
Study seeks communityinput on Metrorail stationaccessibility.
Getting to Metro in Tysons
Sandy Stallman, FairfaxCounty Park AuthorityPlanning Branch man-ager, speaks with com-munity members aboutaccessing the fourMetrorail stations inTysons Corner at theTeqcorner Building inMcLean last Thursday.
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“With no plans forcommuter parking atthese stations, we’retrying to find the bestways for residents ofMcLean and surroundingareas to take advantageof Metro.”
— Supervisor John Foust(D-Dranesville)
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After a recent vote to approve 270apartments that would be rented tofamilies with a variety of incomelevels, the three members who voted
against it — John Cook (R-Braddock), MichaelFrey (R-Sully) and Pat Herrity (R-Springfield)— called the project “subsidized luxury hous-ing” which would compete with the privatesector.
Fairfax County desperately needs a mix ofaffordable housing. The county offers a widevariety of options, from tiny efficiency apart-ments for a single person that can cost less than$400 a month including utilities, tothree-bedroom apartments that cost$1,100 a month for families of four ormore who could earn $100,000 a year.
But there is not nearly enough such housingavailable. There are more than12,000 familiesor individuals languishing on a waiting list thatcould take three years or more. Some familiesare waiting in homeless shelters.
This isn’t a case of wanting to spread thewealth around. This is a serious economic de-velopment issue.
“Businesses today are seeking young creativeprofessionals with state-of-the-art technologyskills,” said Gerald Gordon, of the FairfaxCounty Economic Development Authority, call-
ing workforce housing and this project in par-ticular “fuel for the growth of our technologyand other businesses.” These workers oftencannot, at the beginning of their careers, af-ford to live in Fairfax County.
“Opportunities to live close to where theywork helps employees reduce commute timeand improve their quality of life. And thattranslates into a business advantage,” saidDouglas Koelemay of Science Applications In-ternational Corporation (SAIC).
More than 70,000 households in FairfaxCounty have income of less than $50,000 peryear, less than half the area median incomefor a family of four, $102,700, according tothe 2008 US Census Bureau’s American Com-munity Survey,
More than 26,000 households in FairfaxCounty have income of less than $25,000 peryear.
Think about it for a minute. If you’rereading the Connection in newsprint,chances are that your household has
annual income of more than $200,000 a year.How can any family survive on less than$25,000 here?
Fairfax County has the largest number ofrenters with what is described as “worst casehousing” in Virginia: More than 12,000 FairfaxCounty renter households pay more than 50percent of their income for housing costs, haveincomplete plumbing facilities and/or live insevere overcrowding.
Fairfax County is smart to take underusedcounty-owned property, like the land aroundGovernment Center and other “surplus” prop-erty to help create more opportunities to ex-pand lower cost rental apartments.
The biggest boom in the county will come inthe next few years in Tysons Corner, where thecounty must engage every creative mechanismto boost housing opportunities for every in-come of Tysons worker.
— Mary Kimm,
In Praise of Workforce HousingCounty needs moreaffordable housing ofall varieties.
Don’t miss your only opportunity to commentlocally in Northern Virginia on newly drawnstate district lines for Virginia Senate, Houseof Delegates and U.S. Congress. The publichearing is Saturday, April 2, 10:30 a.m. at theFairfax County Government Center, Board ofSupervisors Auditorium.
Or travel to Loudoun, the only other North-ern Virginia hearing, on Thursday, March 31,7:30 p.m. in the Loudoun County Board Room,
Leesburg.New districts are on a fast track to approval
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RememberingSenator DuvalTo the Editor:
I ran across and old article byBeverly Crawford on Sen. CliveDuval, dated Feb. 26, 2002 andwas sorry to see that the Senatorhad died. It has been years since Ithought about this -and, like mostof us - it is the little big things thathelped shape us, that jog ourmemory and come upon us sud-denly, with clarity as we growolder and we regret not doingthem sooner.
I was doing an internet searchfor Sen. DuVal, to perhaps writeto thank him again after all theseyears for a kindness to a youngstranger, something I should havedone years ago and now will nothave the opportunity to do unfor-
tunately.In 1967 - when I was 16 years
old, I worked at the Scot Gas Sta-tion in McLean. The station is longsince gone. The Senator wouldcome there to get his gas. He of-ten spoke to me and encouragedme by complimenting my workethic, as I worked nights andweekends after school. I was try-ing to raise the money to buy aused car.
He was very kind and offered toco-sign for a car for me. I did notknow who he was really and I didnot believe him – but he gave mehis name and number and told meto call. I called him - he told me tofind the car I wanted - a used FordFalcon - and come to his housewith the papers and he would signfor me. And he did!
He did not know me, did not
know my parents nor our storybut signed for a complete strangerthat he had met and evidentlyliked at his local service station.Granted it was not a fortune but asimple kindness to a kid in a gasstation. I was that kid and he willnever know how much that meantto me and still does.
I just wanted to pass this littlestory about the Senator along. Hewas a kind man.
Hank LeonardRiverside, Calif.
Praising Del.ComstockTo the Editor:
I am writing to make my fellowcitizens of Fairfax County awareof the superb job Delegate BarbaraComstock (R-34) has done for usin her first term as our delegate tothe Virginia House of delegates.She has actively participated in thelegislation passed this year as asponsor or cosponsor of legislationdealing with transportation fund-ing to improve our roads, reform-ing revenue sharing within thestate that can improve Fairfax
County’s share, enable the educa-tion goal of expanding our stateinstitutions of learning, establishone-time public school teacherbonuses, provide tax credits topromote new jobs in high technol-ogy in the Commonwealth, pro-mote teleworking to help alleviatetraffic congestion, cosponsoredlegislation to require secret ballotsin union elections, and provided$30 million in aid to modernizecommunity-based center for thedisabled, among other legislativemeasures.
Perhaps just as importantly, shehas kept us, her constituents, bet-ter informed along the way ofthese developing issues and solic-ited our inputs as they progressedthrough the House of Delegatesthan any other delegate in mymemory as a voter in Virginiawhich dates back to 1968. Clearly,she has earned our gratitude forher job superbly done. If you needmore detailed information on heraccomplishments as our represen-tative, you can find it [email protected].
John S. TheonMcLean
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By Alex McVeigh
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Lynne Russell knows firsthand how difficult it canbe to parent a teenager.A few years after their
family moved from England, shesaid her daughter Siobhan “feltthat she didn’t quite fit.”
Siobhan eventually found solacein a relationship, and even whenthat relationship turned abusive,Russell says her daughter was un-able or unwilling to walk away.
“She was a rescuer, she wouldnever turn her back on someonewho needed help,” Lynne Russellsaid. “But she became more andmore isolated and was sucked intohis manipulation.”
This manipulation led SiobhanRussell to drop out of school andleave home, before having a rev-elation and returning to her fam-ily in early 2009. Siobhan gradu-ated high school in February 2009,and her future looked bright.
Until that Easter, when she wasdelivering presents and she
stopped by her ex-boyfriend’shouse, and she was murdered. Herex-boyfriend strangled her todeath and put a knife through herheart.
“Hearing how she was murderedwas just shocking,” said ClaireKarakozoff, a junior at the MadeiraSchool. “You hear about things likethis, we learn the drill in healthclass throughout school, but it’shorrific hearing about how it canactually happen.”
Russell formed Dating AbuseStops Here (DASH) to help spreadthe facts about teen dating vio-lence, to “fill the desperate needto tell my daughter’s story.”
Lynne Russell said after herdaughter’s death they learned thatthe boyfriend had been threaten-ing and manipulating Siobhanlong after her parents thought con-tact has ceased.
The Russell family spoke to stu-dents and parents at McLean HighSchool March 16, to make themaware of the chilling facts and sta-tistics of dating abuse. Accordingto DASH, one in three teens are
exposed to dating abuse.Anjali Sunderam, mother of a
sophomore girl at McLean High,says she could identify with theRussells, having moved from Lon-don several years ago herself.
“My daughter’s first year atLongfellow [Middle School], shehad difficulties finding her place,and when she made friends, it wastough for me, because it’s not likewe knew them growing up,”Sunderam said. “I’m thankful shegot involved in sports, becausethat took up a lot of attention andinstilled some discipline and mo-tivation.”
The sheer number of teens fac-ing abuse was shocking to somestudents.
“The statistics were really sur-prising to me,” said ElenaKarakozoff, a freshman at McLeanHigh School. “I’m glad there aregroups like this out here to letyoung people know early on whatthe signs and statistics are.”
Things like threats to family,threats of suicide, stalking, drugabuse and extreme jealousy are all
signs that someone could turn vio-lent in a relationship. Accordingto DASH, it can take a person anaverage of seven times to success-fully leave an abusive relationship.
“If someone is threatening yourparents, siblings, friends or evenpets, as a young teenage girl, howdo you know if he has the abilityto actually do that?” said AndyRussell, Siobhan’s father. “If I knewthen what I knew now, she wouldhave gotten a one way ticket backto the U.K.”
Sunderam said as a mother, itwas difficult to find a line between
caring and caring too much.“When you hear things like
Siobhan’s story, your first instinctas a mother is to keep my daugh-ter close to me at all times, but youjust can’t,” she said. “But I canequip myself with the facts and bevigilant.”
The presentation was organizedby the Safe Community Coalition,a local nonprofit dedicated to mak-ing a safer community. The SCC canbe found online at www.safecommunitycoalition.net. Moreinformation on DASH can be foundat www.datingabusestopshere.com.
Getting the Facts on AbuseNews
Photo by Alex McVeigh/The Connection
Andy and Lynne Russell, next to a photo of their daughterSiobhan, speak to parents, teachers and students atMcLean High School March 16. The Russells started agroup, Dating Abuse Stops Here, in memory of Siobhan,who was murdered by an abusive boyfriend in April 2009.
McLean High hosts discussion on teen dating abuse.
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By Christy Steele
The Connection
Anthony Brock, an artist whoteaches classes and leads toursfor the McLean Project for theArts, has been part of the orga-
nization for nearly eight years. His mother,Gerry Brock, was the director of McLeanProject for the Arts when the first AnnualYouth Art Show took place.
“The idea when it started 30 years agowas to include the area kids,” says AnthonyBrock. “There is so much more focus on arteducation now, so a big focus of our orga-nization is to have young people come inand get introduced to arts from an earlyage.”
The MPA is currently hosting the 30th
Annual Youth Art Show at the McLean Com-munity Center. Students from eight elemen-tary schools contributed artwork to theshow and gathered at the space on March13 for a reception.
Each year the teachers gather their stu-dents’ artwork and hang it in the galleryfor the show. “It’s wonderful for the studentsto have a real gallery space to showcasetheir artwork,” says Carolyn GoreAshe, anart teacher at Spring Hill ElementarySchool. To parents, she said: “There aremany careers that your child might become
See MPA, Page 7
McLean Project forthe Arts hosts 30thAnnual Youth ArtShow at the McLeanCommunity Center.
Nicholas Bowers, a fourth graderat Spring Hill Elementary, withhis Colonial Building Sculpture.
Children’s Art on Display
Fairfax County Public School Art Teachers from eight local elementaryschools gather to welcome family and students to the opening of the30th Annual Youth Art Exhibition at MPA: Julie Brodzik, JennyWhiteman, Dorothy Moon, Carolyn GoreAshe, Michelle Gottke, SaraKodsi and Kim Norton. Anthony Brock (back) is an art teacher for MPA.
Dorothy Moon,Spring HillElementarySchool artteacher, withher third gradestudent, DaisyChapin.
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interested in and actually make a livingdoing as we have made a living doing this.Don’t be afraid if your child wants to pur-sue the arts, don’t fear it, it is a wonderfulthing and it is part of our humanity. We arehuman and we love to make things withour hands.”
Her words reflect the purpose of the eventitself: to celebrate the artistic abilities ofyoung community members and supporttheir artistic growth.
Student artwork included paintings,drawings, relief prints, clay sculptures, wiresculptures, stitchings and a large mural.Anya McKee, a 5th grader at Churchill El-
ementary School, loves her art class atschool and takes more art classes outsideof school. “I like being creative, having funand getting to do lot of different things inart class” she says.
Dorothy Moon, a Spring HIll Schoolteacher, says, “we have a wonderful bud-get so that the kids can try all the medi-ums.”
The opening drew more students andfamilies than in the past and was a successfor everyone involved. The elementaryschool artists had their work displayed un-til March 20. Between March 24 and April7, the artwork of local middle and highschool students will take its place. Findmore information at www.mpaart.org
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MPA Promotes Children’s Art
Jenny Whiteman,Churchill Elemen-tary School artteacher, with herfifth grade student,Anya McKee.
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Marshall High Theater Presents‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
The George C Marshall Theater presents Spring performance ofOscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” on April 1,2,7,8& 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $10.adult, $8.students & seniors. Ticketsonline: www.theatreatmarshall.org
GC Marshall HS, 7731 Leesburg Pike Falls Church VA. For infor-mation call 703 714-5450.
Neil Wilcox-Cook, Charlie Belt and Lily Roth inMarshall High Theater’s production of Oscar Wilde’s‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’
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THURSDAY/MARCH 31Burn The Ballroom, Safety Word
Orange and Turtle Recall. 7:30p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.
John McCutcheon. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Folk singer/songwriter.$20. www.wolftrap.org.
FRIDAY/APRIL 1The Virginia Opera: Puccini’s
“Madama Butterfly.” 8 p.m. atGeorge Mason University Center ForThe Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $48-$98.888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com.
“The Glass Menagerie” by TennesseeWilliams. 8 p.m. 1st Stage Theater,1524 Spring Hill Road, McLean. $15-$25. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
The Guggenheim Grotto and GalenCurry at 7 p.m., and Mista Hyde,Shux, Twizm and Nooky Beats at10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.
Meadowlark Amphibian Hike. 7p.m. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens,9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court,Vienna. Lakes provide a good habitatfor frogs and toads to lay eggs. Join anaturalist on a walk to see whichamphibians are active at Meadowlark.Free. Reserve at 703-255-3631.
“The Shadow Box.” 7:30 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855Annandale Road, Fall Church. TheProvidence Players of Fairfax,directed by Barbara Gertzog. One dayin the life of three families, each witha family member living with terminalillness. $18 adults, $15 seniors andyouth. [email protected] or703-425-6782.
Langley High School and SaxonStage present “2011 StudentDirected One-Act Plays.” 7 p.m.Langley High School, 6520Georgetown Pike, McLean. Asampling of one-act plays, directed byLHS theatre students. “Finding theSun” by Edward Albee, “Bang, BangYou’re Dead” by WilliamMastrosimone, “Self-Defence AgainstFresh Fruit” by Monty Python, andfive original works. $5.www.saxonstage.com or [email protected]
2011 Season Opening Day. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Claude Moore ColonialFarm at Turkey Run, 6310 OldGeorgetown Pike, McLean. OpenWednesday-Sunday through mid-December. GateHouse gift shop alsoopen. $3 adults, $2 children andsenior citizens. Group visits welcome.Farm memberships available.
Generations of Music GalaThe American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO)celebrates twenty years of Maestro Carl J. Bianchi at itsannual fundraiser, the Generations of Music Gala, onSunday, April 3, 6 p.m. at the Westwood Country Club,800 Maple Ave. East in Vienna. The gala includes food,live music provided by AYPO ensembles, and more. Allproceeds from this event support for AYPO programsand the Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $85 student/alumni, $100 single, and $950 table of ten.www.aypo.org or 703-994-9585.
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SATURDAY/APRIL 2“The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee
Williams. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 1st StageTheater, 1524 Spring Hill Road,McLean. $15-$25. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
Willy Porter at 7 p.m., and “Far fromthe Moon” Featuring: RaphaelBhatti, Alex Flynn, Ryan Lindeand Shelby Neal at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. jamminjava.com.
Cravin’ Dogs 25th AnniversaryCelebration with The MichaelClem Trio. 7:30 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Folk/roots-rock. $16. www.wolftrap.org.
Tea And Chocolate Tasting. 1 p.m.Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. Learn about themain growing regions and botanicalaspects of the tea plant and cacao treeand how they were introduced toAmerica. $25, reserve by March 30 atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes or 703-759-2771.
Tour of the Atrium Gardens. 10 a.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Horticulturist Tammy Burke leads atour of the Atrium’s White Garden.The Yellow & Purple Garden and thePeach Garden will also be featured.$5, reservations required at 703-255-3631.
Colvin Run Community Dance. 9p.m. Colvin Run Community Hall,10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.Live music by The Family. Waltzlesson at 8 p.m. Lesson $5, dance$12. 703-795-2003 or website atwww.colvinrun.org.
“The Shadow Box.” 7:30 p.m. JamesLee Community Center, 2855Annandale Road, Fall Church. TheProvidence Players of Fairfax,directed by Barbara Gertzog. One day
in the life of three families, each witha family member living with terminalillness. $18 adults, $15 seniors andyouth. [email protected] or703-425-6782.
“Cinderella: The World’s FavoriteFairy Tale.” 3 p.m. Alden Theatre,McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. A retelling ofthe Cinderella story featuring thelegends of Plum Blossom (China),Vasilisa (Russia) and Broken Wing(Native America). Ages 6 and up. $10,$8 residents. www.mcleancenter.org.
Cravin’ Dogs and The MichaelClem Trio. 7:30 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Folk music.$16. www.wolftrap.org.
SUNDAY/APRIL 3The Virginia Opera: Puccini’s
“Madama Butterfly.” 2:30 p.m. atGeorge Mason University Center ForThe Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $48-$98.888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com.
“The Glass Menagerie” by TennesseeWilliams. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 1st StageTheater, 1524 Spring Hill Road,McLean. $15-$25. 703-854-1856 orwww.1ststagetysons.org.
American Youth PhilharmonicOrchestra. 6 p.m. WestwoodCountry Club, 800 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. A celebration for MaestroBianchi with dinner and live music.All proceeds benefit AYPO programsand the Scholarship Fund.www.aypo.org or 703-994-9585.
Language Tour Day. MeadowlarkBotanical Gardens, 9750 MeadowlarkGardens Court, Vienna. TourMeadowlark Botanical Gardens with aguide fluent in Spanish at 2 p.m.,French at 2:30 p.m., Russian at 3 p.m.and Korean at 3:30 p.m. Free. Reserve703-255-3631.
Capitol Wind Symphony Concert. 2p.m. Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124Park St. N.E., Vienna. Conducted byGeorge Etheridge. Bach’s Prelude,Chorale and Fugue, Appermont’sColors for Trombone with soloist KenWolff, Ticheli’s Agnels in the
Architecture and more. $10 adults, $5children and [email protected].
“The Shadow Box.” 2 p.m. James LeeCommunity Center, 2855 AnnandaleRoad, Fall Church. The ProvidencePlayers of Fairfax, directed by BarbaraGertzog. One day in the life of threefamilies, each with a family memberliving with terminal illness. $18adults, $15 seniors and [email protected] or 703-425-6782.
Collective Change Benefit Concertfeaturing: Pretend and Releaseand Talk Like They’re Famous. 7p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.
“Cinderella: The World’s FavoriteFairy Tale.” 3 p.m. Alden Theatre,McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. A retelling ofthe Cinderella story featuring thelegends of Plum Blossom (China),Vasilisa (Russia) and Broken Wing(Native America). Ages 6 and up. $10,$8 residents. www.mcleancenter.org.
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It’s a small world. So small,in fact, that three or foursteps can traverse the spacebetween Germany and
Lithuania. A drink from Japan canwash down a dish from Pakistan.Students at Cooper Middle Schoolin McLean filled their passportsThursday night in the same hall-ways they pace Monday throughFriday.
The International Festival atCooper has provided students andparents alike the chance to sharetheir culture and learn about theculture of others. Students crossedborders to visit booths set up byboth language classes and indi-vidual families, collecting stampsas they completed various tasks.
Though many students came torun booths for their own languageor background, some came purelyfor the experience. “It’s interest-ing,” shrugged Sophie Becker, aneighth grader at Cooper. “I don’thave my own station, but it’s funto find out about everyone else’s.”
At the Japanese booth in the li-brary, students formed lines tolearn to write kanji characters andfold origami from their classmatesstudying the language. “We learnfrom it too,” said Robert Fredrick,a seventh grade Japanese student.“Preparing the booth helps us un-derstand what we’ve been study-ing.” Leave Japan, then take aright toward the gymnasium.
“Did you know the prophetAbraham is buried in Palestine?”asked Nadia Ghannam of a groupof students, smiling as shewatched them quickly jot this
Send School Notes to [email protected]. Deadlineis Friday.
Franklin ShermanElementary’s 6th Grade is pre-senting “Seussical Jr.” on Thursday,April 7, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. & Fri-day, April 8, at 7 p.m. This Dr. Seussmusical production is open to allages and there is no charge for ad-mission. It will be held at Franklin
Sherman Elementary located at 6630Brawner Street in McLean.
Ashley Ann Alligood of McLeangraduated from Radford University atthe end of the fall semester. The daugh-ter of Donna Alligood earned a bachelorof science in psychology.
Victoria Avvacumova of McLeanhas graduated from Illinois Central Col-lege.
Lara Linden of McLean has beennamed to the fall 2010 dean’s list withhigh distinction at Grove City Collegeof Grove City, Pa. The 2007 Washing-ton Christian Academy graduate isthe daughter of Derek Linden.
Matthew Thomas Valcourt ofMcLean has been named to the fall2010 high list at Episcopal HighSchool. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Jeffery T. Valcourt.
From left, Nadia Ghannam, Rasha Uthman, and JumanaAeirakat taught students about Palestine.
From left, Christian Gerard, Corey Hodge, and OwenFish taught classmates japanese characters and askedfor donations to help tsunami victims.
Around The World In UnderTwo HoursInternationalNight connectsstudents withtheir culturesand each other.
down on their passports. She par-ticipates in the International Fes-tival for Palestine as much as forher son. “It’s important for us toeducate people about our countrybecause there is so much misun-derstanding right now,” saidGhannam, who ran the boothalong with mother Rasha Uthmanand Jumana Aeirakat, wife of thePalestinian Ambassador.
Lima Pavilioniene couldn’t handout pieces of her Sakotis fastenough to the crowd surroundingher station. The Lithuanian dessertwasn’t the only thing her son’sclassmates took away from her
booth, however. “Every childshould know where he’s from,”said Pavilioniene with a smile. “Be-sides, Americans could use thehelp with geography.”
Head straight toward the frontdoors, about face. To the right, stu-dents channel their inner robinhood, attempting to get suction-cup arrows to stick on a target inEngland. Straight ahead, a crowdadmires the nowruz display inIran. The whole world’s colors andcreeds are condensed into the hall-ways of one school on one night,and every year is a new experi-ence.
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Schools
McLean HighPresents‘Into the Woods’
McLean High School Theaterand Choral Departments presentthe Stephen Sondheim and JamesLapine classic “Into the Woods.”The play opened on Broadway in1987 and won three Tony Awardsthat season. Since then, the showwent on a national tour in 1988,went through a London revival in1998, and had a Broadway revivalin 2002. Directors Amy Poe andLinda Martin lead the award win-ning theater and choral depart-ments in presenting this dark,clever musical. “Into the Woods”is a fusion of four well knownBrothers Grimm fairy tales: LittleRed Riding Hood, Jack and theBeanstalk, Rapunzel, andCinderella. Their stories are tiedtogether with the addition of aBaker and his wife. The charactersfind themselves, traveling to-gether, into the woods in searchof one thing, but end up on a jour-ney of self-discovery.
The production is directed bythe school’s new theater instruc-tor Amy Poe. In just this first year,Poe has already made her mark inthe high school theater scene—McLean’s entry in the VHSL One-Act Play Competition, the student-written production “Kurdt” cap-tured first place in the Liberty Dis-trict contest. Linda Martin, MHS’long-time choral director, hasbrought the department renownwith a number of distinguished
Will Thompson (Grade 11), Madelyn Paquette (10), NancyPruett (9), Elliot Duffy (12), Harold Lee (10), ErinGinnerty (11), Reaa Chadha (11) and Jennifer Rose (9) inMcLean High School’s production of ‘Into the Woods.’
Camilla Alfonzo-Meza (Grade 10), Elliot Duffy (12), NickStone (11), Nancy Pruett (9) and Emma Leiken (11) inMcLean High School’s production of ‘Into the Woods.’
Photos by Hannah Menchhoff/McLean High
awards.“Into the Woods” runs April 7
through 9 at McLean High School’sBurke Theater, 1633 Davidson Rd.
in McLean. Tickets are $10. Formore information regarding theshow and the program, e-mail [email protected].
Langley High School and Saxon Stage presents 2011Student Directed One-Act Plays, an evening of eclectictheatre Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, at 7 p.m.in the Langley High School Auditorium. Tickets will besold at the door for $5. This sampling of one-act plays,directed by LHS theatre students, features intensedrama and high comedy. Plays run the gamut - fromEdward Albee’s “Finding the Sun,” a complex dramainvolving 3 couples on a sunny day at the beach, to“Bang, Bang You’re Dead,” by William Mastrosimone, a
play about school violence and its causes, and thehilarious comedy sketch “Self-Defence Against FreshFruit,” by Monty Python. This innovative night oftheatre also offers 5 original works, debuting on SaxonStage - “Cable. Basically,” “Cupid’s Arrow,” “FamilyStab,” “Grilled Cheese and Chocolate Milk,” and “No, ItHappened Like This...”
Visit www.saxonstage.com for more information orcontact Una Higgins at [email protected] Langley HighSchool is located at 6520 Georgetown Pike in McLean.
Student Directed One-Act Plays at Langley
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Sports
The Langley High girls’ lacrosse teamfound the offensive groove earlyand often, easily besting the
Yorktown High Patriots, 17-5, in a non-dis-trict contest played last Thursday, March 24.The win improved the Saxons to 2-1 on theseason.
Under blustery and threatening skies, theLady Saxons stormed to an early lead andrumbled up a host of impressive game sta-tistics in shooting efficiency and assists.Coach Richard ‘Des’ DeSomma continuedto take advantage of the depth and strengthof his roster with impressive results, with10 different players scoring goals and atleast three more girls contributing assists.
With the threat of bad weather looming,
the Lady Saxons wasted no time, with sopho-more Haley Soutter scoring unassisted in thegame’s first minute following Torrie Zarella’swinning face-off. The scoring came fast andfurious from Langley, which, for the first timethis season, was in sync from the openingwhistle. Goals from early season standoutsKelly Martin, Rachel Wagner and HaleySoutter all came in the first 10 minutes.
The Saxon onslaught continued as seniorTorrie Zarella once again dominated astretch of the game, ripping four goals inthe last 14 minutes of the half. Adding tothe scoring was junior Margo Swomley, whoscored following a beautiful catch and runby sophomore Grace Goettman, and thenon a feed from senior co-captain Nicole
Burkart. Swomley also assisted Zarellas’most memorable goal of the half, a ‘reversesweeper’ that caught Yorktown’s goalie flat-footed. With three seconds in the half,Zarella connected again, this time on a niftyfeed from junior Caroline Mahoney. Thehalf ended with the Saxons up 10-4.
Mahoney and Zarella connected againfive minutes into the second half. Follow-ing a save from sophomore goalie Erin Long,who turned in another fine game in net withfive total saves, Zarella closed her six-goalouting with an unassisted run and shoot at14 minutes.
In the final minutes, the floodgates re-opened, and a host of new Saxon numberswere called in a surge of goals. Junior Ellie
Glasgow tallied off a Burkart feed, andfreshman Jordan Simonides scored her firstgoal in a Saxon uniform. Junior MaryRedmond slipped behind her defender fora no-doubt goal on a Rachel Wagner feed,and both sophomore Amy Garrigan and jun-ior Ann Frances Davis found the net, eachfor her first goal of the year.
“This was a great showing against an im-proving Yorktown squad,” said coachDeSomma. “We showed what we can dowhen we play aggressively, patiently and asa team. I am particularly pleased by our ex-cellent scoring efficiency, which at 70 per-cent (17 goals on 24 shots) matches last year’snumber, and the fact we had 11 assists, agreat indication we are playing together.”
Lady Saxons Get Their Groove On, Swamp Yorktown 17-5
By Rich Sanders
The Connection
Outstanding pitching has led the waythus far for the Langley High baseballteam, which is looking to improve onlast year’s 8-12 overall record. The Sax-
ons, going into this week, carried an impressive 3-1record.
“I think we’re pitching very well so far,” said Lan-gley third year head coach Kevin Healy. “We’ve hadtwo shutouts, a no hitter, and another game withonly one run allowed.”
In its most recent outing, Langley shut down pe-rennial power Madison, 2-0, in a Liberty Districthome game played last Friday, March 25. Langleystarting pitcher Andrew Pechstein, a junior, threwfive shutout innings, allowing five base hits and strik-ing out four to earn his second win of the youngspring season. The Saxons received excellent reliefpitching out of the bullpen from senior Robert Hood,who fanned three hitters in two perfect innings ofwork to notch the save.
LANGLEY’S OFFENSE in the win over theWarhawks was led by junior Colin Cantwell, whoopened the game’s scoring in the bottom of the thirdinning with an opposite field home run - his secondof the season - over the right field fence, and juniorMatt Moser, who had two hits and an RBI on the night.
Langley, a few weeks ago, opened the new seasonat its two-day Langley/McLean Invitational. There,the Saxons defeated Potomac High, 10-1, on March17, before winning over Washington-Lee, 3-0, thefollowing day.
Pechstein, the Langley starter in the season-openerwin over the Panthers of Potomac High, struck outfive batters over six innings of work to earn the deci-sion and lead the Saxons, playing on their home field,to their first victory of the 2011 season. Cantwellboosted the Langley offense by belting a three-runhome run in the fifth inning. Other strong games at
The Great Falls Nationals (11-under) travel baseball team startedtheir spring season in Aberdeen, Md.last week at the Cal Ripken UnderArmour Leadoff Baseball Tourna-ment, March 19 and 20. Thetournament hosted 10 teams fromVirginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,Delaware, and Maryland.
In their first game, the Nats, asthey are known to their fans, facedoff against the South Jersey YoungGuns, winning the game 10-0. Next,the Nats faced and defeated theSouth Jersey Elite, a solid program
that won the tournament last year, 5-4. As the top seed out of pool play,the Nats then went on to beat ASBAHatboro, 8-3, in the quarterfinalsand the Chester County Cobras, 9-8,in the semifinals. The Nats faced offwith the Annandale Angels in thechampionship game and defeatedthem, 11-5.
Nats Tournament Notables: JasonVolpicelli recorded two pitching winsand Jake Nielsen, Colter Carton, andDanny Hosley each recorded a vic-tory. Timmy Conforti closed out thechampionship game on the mound
Photo Courtesy/United Green
The McLean United Green, Under-10 girls’ soccerteam won back to back tournaments and climbed tothe No. 2 ranking in Virginia and sixth nationally.The team won the ‘Rush Cup’ in Virginia Beach twoweekends ago and won the Inaugural ‘McLean Pre-mier Tournament’ last weekend. In that latter tour-ney, the United Green did not allow a single goal.
Photo Courtesy/McLean Real White
The McLean Real White Under-11 soccer team wonthe McLean Premier Soccer Tournament with athrilling, overtime victory over Vienna that wasfinally decided on penalty kicks.
McLean Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders
703-224-3031 or [email protected]
Langley Pitching Leading theWay Early OnSaxons’ baseball set tohost Marshall Statesmenthis Friday night.
the plate came from Hood and Moser, who both hadtwo hits. Both also had multi-RBI games, as did team-mate Michael Byrne, a junior.
IN THE FOLLOWING DAY’S shutout win over theGenerals of W-L, Langley pitchers Hood and JonO’Connor, a junior, combined for a no-hitter. Hood,making the start, struck out 10 batters and walkedsix in six innings of work. O’Connor, in pitching theseventh, struck out two and earned the save. Moser’ssacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth inning broke ascoreless tie. Daniel Richardson, who was pinch-run-ning, scored from third base on the sac fly ball.Richardson, a junior, was running for sophomore CalJacacki, who had singled up the middle earlier inthe inning. Langley received a strong game at theplate in the win from senior shortstop JJ Oleniacz,who had a pair of hits and an RBI.
Langley opened its district schedule on March 22with a game at South Lakes in Reston. There, theSaxons lost their first game of the season, falling 5-3. The Saxons received good relief pitching fromO’Connor, who worked 4-2/3 innings. Multi-hitgames came from Thomas Dungan, Jack Parker, andJeff Solomon.
Following the loss to South Lakes, Langley was ableto get back onto the winning track with the big winover Madison.
“Defensively and on the mound we’ve done very,very well,” said coach Healy. “I’d like to see us getmore hits with runners in scoring position, but that’ssomething that will come as we work on our ap-proach at the plate.
A year ago, Langley struggled on the mound andthe Saxons allowed too many runs, although theyhit the ball well on offense.
“We struggled to keep other teams off thescoreboard,” said Healy, of 2010.
Hopefully, Langley’s first several games this sea-son are an indicator that the pitching is improved.
“This year we have looked very good on themound,” said the coach. “We’re deeper in pitchingthan we have been in quite some time. I think we’vegot a competitive group of kids as well. They’ve re-sponded well under pressure early on.”
Langley was scheduled to play a district game atFairfax earlier this week on Tuesday, March 29. ThisFriday night, April 1, the Saxons will be home for adistrict game at 7 versus Marshall.
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By Erin Hodge
The Connection
The boiling summer heat empha-sized the dryness of the grass atSpring Hill RECenter as RickHarwood of McLean, a senior at
Langley High, considered ideas for his EagleScout Project. Consulting with members ofthe Park Authority, Harwood focused on thehill leading to the fields: the summer sunwasn’t at fault for the lifeless stretch of landhe saw there. Instead, countless determinedpairs of cleats and sneakers had destroyedany survivors of the weather.
“It looked like a good project,” saidHarwood. “I thought it was something Icould improve.” So he drew up the plansfor a set of stairs spanning the hill, sparingthe grass the frequent foot traffic. Over thenext year he fought through the difficultprocess of obtaining approval for his plan,repeatedly submitting it to both his troopand district Eagle Advisors. Finally, in Julyof 2010, Harwood set to work.
A few days before hammer hit wood,Harwood collected volunteers. “I relied onmy friends, mostly,” he said. “I needed olderguys because of the nature of the project.”Harwood’s friends and fellow scouts roseto the occasion and more than twenty of-fered their hands over the next three days.
“I thought it was a great undertaking,”
McLean scoutcompletes project andearns eagle.
Big Steps
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Rick Harwood, back right, celebrates with friends Brittany Stinger, EvanSchwed, Jenny Parks, Taylor Bohlen, Lucia Terpak, and Grace Brassellafter his Eagle Ceremony.
said Taylor Bohlen, a friend of Harwood’sand a worker on the project. “He’s one ofmy best friends, so I agreed to come help.”Harwood relied on Bohlen and others for arange of tasks, including basic grunt work,but also needed advice on the constructionof the stairs themselves.
“I did a similar project about a week ear-lier,” said Life Scout and friend RileyDickson. “Rick was there to help out onmine, so I was there to help him too.”
The planning turned out to be simplerthan the installation, however. Harwoodwas forced to find a generator on short no-tice after learning the extension cords origi-nally required to operate the power toolswouldn’t work. Luckily a neighbor had justwhat he needed.
On a Friday morning, Harwood encoun-
tered his second challenge. Of the eightposts holding up the railing, two were notstraight. Harwood and his friends and fel-low scouts got back to work.
“We were all frustrated,” said scoutSumedh Ambardar, “Rick had put a lot ofwork into it, and it was hard to have to goback.” But Harwood was committed to hisgoal and they dug up the posts, chipped offthe old cement, and re-cemented them atthe proper angle. Only then could Harwoodstep back and admire his work.
It’s the beginning of spring soccer, andhundreds of players and parents alike won’tslip down the once muddy makeshift pathat Spring Hill REC. Rick Harwood receivedhis Eagle Badge on Saturday, March 19, af-ter a long career in Boy Scouts and a projecthe could be proud of.
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street is an Afghan family.”Tom Jacobi, owner of Langley Photo and
Digital in downtown McLean, says busi-nesses downtown previously had an advan-tage over those in Tysons, and that evenwith Metro, he’s confident that the commu-nity will support the downtown.
“I think the Metro will actually help theretailers in McLean, because it’s so hard toget to Tysons Corner. Right now, no one goesto Tysons unless they absolutely have to,”Jacobi said. “It will be interesting once it’sall done, to see what happens, but I thinkMcLean is a great community, we get a lotof support from the people, and small re-tailers make McLean unique.”
Ted Alexander, who serves as chair of theMcLean Citizens Association’s Tysons Cor-ner Liaison Committee, says they are con-cerned about where funding for the imple-mentation of Tysons Redevelopment willcome from.
“There’s a concern with how we are go-ing to find the implementation of this wholeinfrastructure for the growth of Tysons. Weare all for it, but we want to make sure it is
a fair formula that is used,” he said. “Whenthey did Route 28, it was done 75 percentby the landowners and 25 percent by thepublic county funding. We feel that’s a goodprecedent, but the county staff has comeforward and proposed that 58 percent bepaid by the taxpayers, and only 42 by thelandowners, and we feel that this is veryunfair on the backs of the taxpayers. Thebiggest portion should be paid by those whobenefit the most, the landowners.”
Ray said that she hopes Metro will helpbring about a Tysons Corner that is moreaccessible to those with disabilities.
SUPERVISOR JOHN FOUST (D-Dranesville) attended the meeting as well,and expressed his hopes for Metro.
“In many ways we want to minimize theinfluence of Metro and Tysons development.We want to preserve the wonderful com-munity we have here,” he said. “I think it‘sgoing to be good, but obviously we have tobe cautious to preserve the quality of lifewe have here.”
Peggy Moore, special events communitycoordinator at the McLean Community Cen-ter, said that community events are crucial
in retaining McLean’s identity.“I don’t think we’re in much danger of
losing our identity here, and much of myjob is basically supporting and promotingcommunity events.” she said. “Last year forMcLean Day I went to my homeowners as-sociation, and the president was talkingabout all these different groups you couldcontact for this, that or the other, and Ithought ‘wow, each one of these groupshave signed up for their booths at McLeanDay.’ I think that’s a great day for commu-nity around here, where we all get to knoweach other.”
Sue Boucher said that she is just lookingforward to the end of all the constructiondelays, traffic changes and lane closures.
School Board member Jane Strauss(Dranesville) said she thought the construc-tion process could be used as a learningexperience for young families.
“If you have little children, two, three,four-year-olds, they are so excited to seethe cranes, and all the heavy engineeringequipment, because you can see it so quicklyand up-front,” she said. “If you have lem-ons out there, make lemonade. It’s a greatlearning experience.”
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Waiting for Metro at Tysons
I’m having a problem of late (Oh really, justone?) concerning the fact – and the feelings Ihave – about having cancer. Specifically, talk-ing about it with people I know. Let me amendthat: talking about it with people with whomI’m familiar but who, for a million reasons, arecurrently out of my cancer loop (and thus,don’t have the latest information). It seems thatit’s easier for me to talk to people I don’t knowwho know about my having cancer; readers,people I’ve met over the last two years and/orpeople with whom I’ve remained in touch,than it is to talk with people I do know whodon’t know about my diagnosis. Do you knowwhat I mean? If so, that probably makes one ofus who does.
Not that I want to – or need to – avoid thesubject, but other than writing about it as fre-quently as I do, I am not exactly looking tospread the Gospel of Kenny-has-cancer. Sowhen conversations begin with people I knowfrom my pre-diagnosed-with-cancer life, Ihave very little to say. I mean, how do youhave a “normal-type” conversation with some-one when the most important and dominantpart of your life, your 24-7 life (cancer) is asubject which, for a variety of reasons, you’reextremely uncomfortable discussing – with thatparticular person. It’s not so much personal, asit is poor timing.
Let me try and explain that. With anybodywho knows me and knows I have cancer –and I know they know, I am not uncomfort-able discussing any of the cancer-relatedaspects of my life. I am an open book, as youregular readers know. “Discussing” I don’tmind. However, dredging up all the sordiddetails from the past two years, where conver-sations invariably go when you haven’t seen ortalked to someone in those few years – andthey’re the least bit curious about you, causesme great consternation; anticipating theirquestions and in turn deciding on my answers.
I never know how much or how little tosay. I never know if I can be totally honest ormust I be totally sensitive – to their feelings, inthe event they have some personal/family-typehistory. I never know exactly how to behave;to be self-effacing and self-confident concern-ing my own health status – and/or try not tonot make them feel bad/awkward for havingasked, and then try to delude myself by mak-ing light of the situation – so they won’t feelsorry for me, or lie to them and not say any-thing of cancer substance. And if I choose thelatter strategy and say nothing about the can-cer, can you imagine how on guard I have tobe to not let anything slip out about the lasttwo years, two years which have been con-sumed by my having cancer? It’s like pretend-ing to be someone else just so you don’t haveto deal with/re-visit all the history that has pre-ceded this conversation (much of which you’dlike to forget, anyway) and placed you in thisreal-life predicament of truth or dare.
I have enough difficulty dealing with myown reactions to having cancer, along with thereactions of family and friends who know, tohave to spend any time sorting through andprocessing the emotions of people who nowknow but previously didn’t know. It’s not beingselfish as much as it is self-preservation. I reallydon’t want to use my precious time bringingpeople up to speed and reinforcing the mor-bid and terminal nature of my diagnosis. Idon’t want to have to convince anybody ofanything – about me. It’s difficult enoughkeeping myself on the straight and narrow. Ican’t waste any additional mental energy onpeople I know who don’t know. I want – need,actually – to spend it on people in the know. Idon’t know if I have enough time to spend iton people who don’t know, well-meaningthough they may be. Sometimes, it’s just easierthis way, although not always; and that’s theproblem I’m having.
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