So my gift was super thoughtful and profound.

First, a mysterious envelope with the quote:

"you don't have to be a part of the curriculum to know that you are a part of the math"

Inside, a beautiful handwritten 3 page letter with pictures and cut-outs exploring the meaning of life and giving me lots of inspiring quotes to think about. My absolute favourite is the photograph of the young Afghan girl and her skateboard, with the quote "We saved lives with skateboards, in turn saving our own". Was it just a coincidence, or did my SS do some great sleuthing to find out that I am, in fact, a skateboarder studying global health, and I travel to all sorts of places with my skateboard... perhaps we will never know.

In addition to the letter, I found an interesting looking old book that is actually a secret holder for a flask. How cool!

Thank you to my secret santa for this fun gift. :)