Quintessential
Individualist
by Min-Yen Kan
This
was a picture from a hike that Michael went to, which was hosted
by yours truly. Always outgoing, always friendly and very quirky, he
was the guy you could always go to for an interesting time. He loved
being off the wall, but never bothered his friends that were playing
life passively. I
will miss him most for his quintessential individualism and his
willingness to be whom he wanted to be at every moment. His lifestyle
and verve flavored all of his works and his friendships. Let's never
forget to live for what we wish for; as he always had a higher dream
no matter his circumstances.
(top row, l to
r): Kenric Leung, James Shaw, Phyllis Lin, Naoko Okada, Michael Hauben
(bottom row, l to r): Min Kan, Ani Nenkova, Gabriella Morvay, Vikram Raju
Photographer: Simone Teufel