The Pieters Family

Monday, March 16

Daily check-in — sent with love from home

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Aidan Pieters
Tuskegee University — Year 1, Semester 2
Good morning, Aidan. Today is a new start. You don't have to do everything perfectly — you just have to begin. We are with you every step. — Mom & Dad
Today's tasks
Send letters to Dean and professors
Fill in each name before you send — Dad has them ready for you
Call cafeteria manager — reschedule interview
That job puts you around people every day — worth the call
Visit mailroom — get your locker assigned
Small thing, but having your own space matters
Text your floor RA — ask about dinner together
This is exactly what RAs are there for — reach out
Attend every class today
Just show up. That's the whole job today.
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How are you feeling today?
Tap the one that's closest to how you feel right now.
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Leave a note for home
Need to talk right now?
Words from home
"You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step."
— Martin Luther King Jr.
"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow."
— Mary Anne Radmacher
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
— A.A. Milne

Call us anytime.
Text us when you've eaten.
We love you, Aidan.

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Shaylynn Pieters
Scripps College — Year 3, Semester 2 (Abroad)
Barcelona, Spain
Buenos días, Shaylynn! We think about you every single day — adventuring in Barcelona while we're all at home missing your energy. You are doing something remarkable. Don't forget to look up from your phone occasionally and actually see the city. — Mom & Dad (with love & a little jealousy)
Check in today
Send a voice note or text home today
Doesn't have to be long — just let us hear your voice
Eat something wonderful today
You are in Barcelona — this should not be difficult
Do one thing that surprises you today
A street, a museum, a conversation — something unplanned
Check in on your brother
Even a short text from you means the world to him right now
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How are you feeling today?
Give us a quick read on how you're doing.
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Leave a note for home
Need to talk right now?
For your Barcelona days
"Not all those who wander are lost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer."
— Anonymous
"She is tossed by the waves but does not sink."
— Motto of Paris (and a good one for anyone living abroad)

We are so proud of you, Shaylynn.
The world is yours right now — take it.
We love you from Chicago.

Overview

How both kids are doing today

Aidan
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Tuskegee University — Alabama
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Shaylynn
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Scripps College Abroad — Barcelona, Spain
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How this works

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You are doing a beautiful thing for both of them.
❤