Well, 2024 is almost over, and this is Linus writing this year’s edition of the family letter, where to begin….

Oh, I will start with mom. She finally got her ears pierced with Amanda this year, and she can now wear fancy earrings! She went to Chicago in September to meet Amanda, ate deep dish pizza (and carried home a few pies), and went to a Keane 20th anniversary Hopes and Fears tour show. She has been what is keeping the house together, really. She is still playing tennis, and has been locked in at her job at Northeastern University, and has been doing great with raising just me—Olivia is basically a full-fledged adult.

Speaking of, let me talk about Olivia. She is a senior at Garfield High School. She has been playing golf, but she had to stop for a bit because she got golf carpal tunnel… oof. Anyways, she is doing better now and playing piano, violin, and cello (added this year). But she has mostly been focused on her studies and applying to colleges. She also went to Korea over the summer to be a translator for family friends. She now lives in the basement, so she is like Rodrick from Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Alright, I’ll talk about Dad now. He is still the head pastor of the church and he likes to eat tacos from this one stand, it’s not even funny how much he likes them. When he isn’t on the job, you will find him watching “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and stuff like that. He recently went to Thailand for church reasons and had a blast. He also enjoys educating people on the Holy Bible at his seminary.

Amanda went to Queens University in Kingston, Ontario to study “abroad” for a semester of her junior year of college. There, she worked on her major (film) and ate poutine and Shelby’s Shawarma. She also celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving for the first time with her new friends. We visited her in November to make sure she was still alive. She made it back to Seattle in one piece.

Now we are on me. Let’s see, first, I am in eighth grade. This year I started playing baseball. I am not bad at it but not exactly good. Something I am good at is trumpet—this year I am the lead trumpet in my middle school jazz band. In my free time you will find me practicing trumpet, going to Mariners games, and listening to music. Some artists I am listening to nowadays are Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and Juice WRLD. I also really enjoy playing video games with friends and reading. I also started wearing contacts.

I think I covered most of the year’s notable stuff, thanks for reading, salutations,
Linus and the Kangs.