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Liebe SAGA Alumni and friends,
It's hard to believe that 2023 is behind us and we are looking at the start of a new year. German speakers often say "Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr" to wish someone a "Happy New Year!" Literally translated, it means "(have a) good slide into the new year." I have always appreciated the symbolism of this saying because it brings to mind the image of children sliding down a slide.
Think of your childhood, when you slid down the slide on your school playground. Some days you bumped down slowly with your legs getting stuck to the surface on your way down. Sometimes, you were hesitant and monitored your speed by holding on to the sides. Other days, especially if the slide was wet, you zipped down like a bullet, sometimes landing painfully on your bottom…but man, wasn't the thrill worth it?!
We all come into the new year with different hopes and dreams for ourselves and our families. No matter how we have "landed" in this new year, we take comfort in knowing that our big SAGA family is in this together as we all navigate life within and around this community, whatever 2024 may bring!
Wishing you a safe, adventurous, and “frohes neues Jahr.”
~ Anjanette Gonzales, Head of School
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