Dear Students:

Yes, it's crunch time. We all feel it. That last push before exams when you have so much work (both new and piled-up) that you think it will be January before you're finished. And you're pretty much right, I think. The work will stretch out. It will consume you whole and spit out fragments of who you used to be. They will say: "Alas, poor Bob, I knew her well," or something. But look around you. Others are suffering like you are. We all have a loved-one or two who is far away. We deal with losses and confusions. But sometimes we forget that we don't deal with them alone. If you need help, get it. Tell a friend, tell a counselor, just tell someone else. If the only person you feel okay sharing with is your god, that's fine too. Do it. Me? I'm just telling you.
Best wishes,
H.