Old Friends: Catherine and Claude

It was a pleasure to meet Jim's friends from medical school, Catherine Schumacher and Claude Suss. They are both Alsatian, hence the German surnames. Catherine works at the hospital in Strasbourg, where she treats cancer patients with radiation. Claude is a internist.

We had a lovely dinner in Strasbourg. Claude's Irish friend Mary Ann was also there, as well as Catherine's friend Jean Michel. Great food, great company, although our Alsatian friends complained that the wine was a disappointment. Jim spoke French a mile a minute; not bad since he hasn't been there in over ten years.