In The Abbey and On the Road(page6)

As the check arrives and the students prepare to return to the Abbey, several offer advice for the next generation of students. Recalling the long trip lugging his suitcase from the bus up three flights of stairs to his room, Vietenheimer says, “Definitely pack light. If you think you’ve packed light, unpack half of it, and then you’ll pack light.”

Graham is more philosophical. “I’m not going to leave here and be sitting back home thinking, I’m so mad I didn’t do this, I’m so mad I didn’t do that. I think you have to really make a conscious effort to do everything that you want to do.”

“Just enjoy the ride,” Fales says. “It’s not going to last too long. It’ll be over before you know it. Enjoy the time you have and the new friends you’re making.”

Smiling in agreement, Vietenheimer adds, “You’ll look back 30 years from now and you’ll just be saying in your mind, ‘The Abbey.’ So many stories, so many tales, so many crazy moments. Fales adds: “Nobody here is the type of kid to live with regrets. When we are paying our student loans off years from now, are we going to remember that many classes from Michigan or Southern Miss or wherever? Just ask around this place a little bit about memories. We will never forget here. None of The Abbey will go away.”

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