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She wanted him to know her family and
friends in the United States. They arrived on

campus during a freezing blizzard and much
to her surprise, he thoroughly enjoyed the
weather. When others were huddled inside the
warmth and protection of their homes, Prinya
could be seen walking the slippery streets

Salah Eldeen El-Zubeir and
Abuzied Mohmed Saliah.

Gathering of Sudanese friends at our
apartment in married students housing.

bareheaded, oblivious to the wind and snow! If he got too cold he simply got into a car parked
along the sidewalk to warm up a bit before traveling on.

Prinya was asked to head the Thai students group and together they represented Thailand
at an international campus festival. They invited Paul Sithi-Amnuey, a well-known Thai
economist with the Bangkok Bank in New York City, to address those who had gathered for
the festival. That was the year Khun Apahsara Hongsakula was crowned Miss Universe in

Toronto, and Prinya and Rose Marie were there to congratulate her.

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