We sat at lunch  with Michael Schachter and Shalini Kantayya in attendance. This was a very infromal initiative to discover who was present from New York and environs, share passions and find ways that we might support one another. Michael and Jane found common ground on their parallel visions to work with high school students to offer them alternatives to the traditional curriculum. Shalini and Jane discueed wyas that they might support one another in their quest to explore issues of life, death, and beyond. They also agreed to continue their conversatioon and connection upon returning to NYC. Other New Yorkers made individual concact during other moments in the week.