Me, at 23

At midnight on my birthday a few weeks ago, some students found me (still lesson planning downstairs) and told me, "Come quick, there's an emergency upstairs!".

There was a fire, all right. Fire in the form of birthday candles! They surprised me with a cake (which they all had to feed into my mouth. It's tradition.) and some presents. It was really sweet, especially since I had not told any of them that it was my birthday! I was really touched. It was a great day. Here's a couple pictures from the celebration: