You gave light to this world . . . Since August 1997, I have been teaching English as a Peace Corps volunteer at Madona Gymnasium in Eastern Latvia.
Life looks different from the other side of the desk.
Inga had graduated in June and should have begun university classes the next day. I was one of four faculty members who attended her funeral the following Friday. The school director and I carried a wreath inside to a small area where the service would take place. Inga's mother stood at the side of the casket, looking gaunt as she received us. She always had stories about you.