“When we laugh, our brains release feel-good chemicals that enhance attention, memory and creativity.”* International students coming in from across the globe, many sporting proper names that are both tongue-twisting and truly foreign to the western ear, elect to adopt names common to North America. From early on, Xianghui, aka ‘Paul,’ together with his wife and two young sons, endeared themselves to our community. One memorable moment in the life of this electrical engineer student featured a common garden vegetable. It was on a Thursday at midday.