That's too bad! I really liked Mai. She gave me one of those cheap bracelets back in Chicago and so sad was my sense of fashion, so drab was my style, that it did not leave my wrist for... well, anywhere from 4 to 8 months. It would've stayed there longer, but it started to smell like a hippie. I would've had a definite time on that, but it was on Mai's facebook page, which I can no longer access. But it was awhile, believe you me.
I remember when I first met her I didn't know how to pronounce her name. I thought it was "My-aid-ah" but it turned out to be "May-ah-da", and that took some getting used to. Memories!
I'm sorry I didn't get to know her better but then, at this point I don't really know if I'll be seeing anyone from the internet again. Anyway, I hope she comes back at some point... If she ends up making use of her IR degree, I would very much like to know how she did so. And if it turns out to be "by being a pretty girl" I'm going to be sore.
I'll leave you all with my favorite Maiada quotation. Maiada, the Twee Terror, Captain A-rab, the Girliest Gabbler. In memoriam.