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The man is 60 years old when the state police show up at his door. He came to the U.K. in 1984 and lived there nearly 30 years, working first as a journalist and then as a plumber. He was invited here to work, his daughter was born in the country, and for a half a lifetime, this was the place where he made his home.

When Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph ’81 first pitched the idea that would one day become the worldwide streaming service to his wife, she told him: “That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”

Amelia Boyd ’20 began every morning at 5 a.m., searching for bird nests in Butte Valley, California. Once the nesting season got started, Boyd and her research team had a limited window, so they had to work hard to take advantage of it. After the early wake-up call, Boyd spent up to 11 hours each day combing the grasslands and juniper forests of Butte Valley.

Mercedes Girona ’20 just wanted to do some good for the world. When she first started her internship at Rosie’s Place in Boston, her goal was to do her small part to learn about social injustices and make the world a better place.

Although Seraphina Buckholtz ‘20 is a creative writing major, English isn’t the only language she’s mastered. At Hamilton, she’s studying French, Spanish, and Arabic — all on top of her regular course requirements. This summer, Buckholtz took her foreign language studies outside of the classroom and into the larger world.

A summer internship working with horses might not seem like the natural path for Stephanie Kall ’19, a biology and theatre double major. After briefly volunteering at The Root Farm in 2016 for her training as an orientation trip leader, Kall fell in love with the farm and its mission.

As book lovers, Michelle Chung ’20 and Maria Saenz ’19 know the value of a good story. This summer, they put their passions to good use as interns at the publishing company Penguin Random House.

From mapping lava on Mount Ngauruhoe to studying rock formations on the Kaikoura Peninsula, Drew Castronovo ’19 spent his summer on the move.

Although most students have gone home for the summer, Enogie Omoregbee ’21 and Christopher Hart ’19 are sticking around to make the campus a greener, more environmentally friendly place.

It’s that time of year again. Cars with license plates from states across the country roam the campus searching for parking spots, and students who graduated from high school only a few months ago are rolling up with all their luggage. A class of 485 first-year students are ready to take the first step into their college experience: orientation.