Sometimes I love my job

In September 2003 I met these two students, Maria and Vanessa Bailey -- mother-and-daughter transfer students -- and had a blast writing about how they ended up at Berkeley. They were so amazingly close: they were living together, sharing a computer, and commuting 45 minutes to school. Then I forgot about them.

A few weeks ago Maria contacted me and said they were graduating and did I want to write a follow-up? I did:

"Look out, world!": Maria and Vanessa Bailey — mother and daughter, roommates, and partners in crime — are graduating

Seeing them again and hearing about the three years that had passed for them was a trip. I was so proud of them -- and to work for a place that inspired them so much -- that I actually teared up in the interview! We had a group hug. I'm just a big softie, really.