Hey guys,

I just wanted to send out a thanks to all of you who managed to come join us for the VAYA staff retreat in Julian. I feel like we all came away with a deeper understanding of VAYA and the processes it takes to maintain such an organization. Thanks goes to Nikki (EVP) and Frank (President) for finding an awesome, not to mention spooky, house for us to crash in. If you just look around, I'm sure you'll be seeing pictures of the house we spent two nights in popping up on the web.

I'd also like to thank some of our special guest speakers/coordinators, Anh Bao, Anh Quoc, and Anh Su, on helping develop some great discussions on the future of VAYA as well as better defining our roles within the organization. Lots of inspirational talk and some compelling discussions occurred over the weekend, Let's not forget their role in spooking the heck out of us in the middle of the night.

And last, but not least, I'd like to thank Julian for the reminder that it really is Autumn now and for the warm and delicious apple pie. Hmmm... Pie...



About the Author: Michael H. Thai serves as the Internal Vice President for VAYA.