D81 -- You can go back again

Today we met Charlie Woodruff, the current librarian at Seoul American High School, and he signed us onto post so we could visit SAHS. I had learned from my old art teacher, Mr. O'Brien, that many of my former teachers were still there. We visited my 11th grade Algebra teacher, Mrs. Park, who was one of my favorite teachers in high school and who also taught my brother. She got emotional telling us about how often she thinks of Sean, and then she got emotional again when I told her how great of a teacher she is.

After visiting with Mrs. Park we walked to the JROTC building, where we had a chance to visit with Command Sergeant Major Braswell, the very same CSM Braswell who taught Sean when he was in the JROTC program. We saw a plaque that CSM Braswell created to honor those SAHS graduates who had served overseas in combat areas, and Sean's name was at the top of the list along with a gold star.


Our next stop was to visit with Miss Lozano, who taught Spanish to all 4 of the Sims kids and was especially good friends with my oldest sister, Lisa. Miss Lozano loves to travel, and when she found out we were headed to Spain, she gave us lots of good tips on what to do when we are there. I also had a chance to visit with some other teachers, including my shop teacher from 7th grade, Mr. Fried.

I was disappointed to learn that the SAHS boys soccer team has fallen on hard times. When Sean and I were in school, one of the two SAHS teams was always the league and tournament champion, but apparently those days are long gone.

All in all, it was great to be back at SAHS and revisit some of the places where I have such fond memories of my brother . . .















We finished the day with room service in our hotel (although we could only afford a Caesar salad).

-Tom