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Alumni Profile: Rachel Allen ‘04

Nocturnal clouds are swept off the ancient slopes of an extinct volcano by a slight breeze. Morning is fully begun before the sun finally shows above the peaks, and another day of southern heat begins. The Piton de la Fournaise bubbles on, 30 miles away, but there are no indications that the earth is actively growing as swimmers finish their morning exercise, fishermen pull in a hopeful catch, and a breakfast, which definitely includes bananas, is prepared. For Rachel Allen ’04, it was another beautiful day on La Réunion.