The Anschels

Michael spent a lot of time reading executive orders and listening to congressional hearings while trying to estimate projects amidst weekly price increases. His talks on AI have been popular, and he's racked up miles keynoting conferences around the country. Highlights included mentions in the WSJ and two Forbes articles, an award for thinking, and hanging out with Brian Oake on his podcast. He also made a website in response to the current administration's efforts. Check it out here

Andrea had a rough start to the year with the destruction of USAID which has left millions of people suffering, and hundreds of thousands of people jobless. Her center let hundreds of people go, and she spent much of the year shutting down projects across Africa. She feels lucky to be supporting projects in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and a number of other countries. Her trip to Nigeria was cut short when the Meteorologists threatened to go on strike, and Michael joined her in South Africa for a 5 day vacation that included amazing wine, gorgeous vistas, a crazy AirBnb in a pasture with goats and chickens, a drive along the coast to see Penguins, and the very windy Cape of Good Hope. She also started her first year as a Blizzard Ski School instructor!

Rigo has been working at the Waters while attending Normandale. His focus has shifted from Kinesiology to Psychology and Behavioral studies, but is still exploring. He passed his driver's permit exam and we're looking forward to having another driver in the family. (At some point we're going to need a garage…)

Samuel cut his hair, continued playing the cello (and less piano), dove deeper into video making with over 1.1 million views and 16K subscribers on YouTube! He finished his last year at Burroughs and started his three year stint at Justice Page. His skiing took a major jump in Montana, and has added Nybora freestyle ski school to his schedule.

Coraline said goodbye to PreSchool and hello to Burroughs! The third Anschel to pass through those doors! She started Ballet lessons at the Colaboratory, made progress in swimming, and shed her training wheels discovering the joy of biking. She also starts Blizzard ski school.

We've got an extra face around the house! Eduardo is a Rotary exchange student from Brazil. He's attending Southwest High School and is an avid basketball player! He's getting a good MN winter, and says he's enjoying it! Be sure to say hi when you see him!