If there is one thing you can count on when you reunite with old classmates is that it's the outright joy in seeing everyone and finding out where they are today.
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Recently, I attended another class reunion in which many of us returned to celebrate our 50th birthday year in unison. It was a huge success and memorable at best to see a well-orchestrated celebration among classmates.
This reunion was well planned with a start of an "ice-breaker" cocktail hour in reuniting and reconnecting with fellow classmates. It was at first overwhelming with the return of friends from a reunion a couple of years ago as well as seeing new faces coming into the mix. I found myself being unable to reconnect with some as time stole my chances to really sit down and chat. There was one classmate I missed connecting with. Both of us played on the same intramural basketball team. I wasn't any good in the sport but sure had fun trying! Or another classmate that was in the same grueling math class. I tried so hard to add those figures quickly in front of the teacher! Although our ice-breaker cocktail hour end in two hours, many of us stayed past the designated time to continue with our conversations as well as have a "few" more drinks to relax and unwind.
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With the advent of social media well into our psyche we learn quickly that our past and present lives can be shared easily with everyone or how we choose to share be found online. This in person meeting of classmates and friends, gives us an opportunity have real "face time". It's something that's been lost for a while and having the chance to see friends in person is amazing. Our classmates have moved on living outside of Hawaii. Some are in the mainland west coast or east coast or even as far as Japan. But none the less, it's priceless to take time to reconnect with friends. For some, friendships will reignite, continue, and others will be content to know all is well.
Personally, I hope to reconnect with many of my former classmates. If it's just to keep in touch or to restart a lost friendship due to life's push and pulls in seeking our aspirations and goals. One thing is for sure, I greatly appreciate the planning committee for organizing a monumental feat of gathering individuals from different locations.
Reunions strike anxiety for some. A few will not know how to see another classmate after all these years or others will be thrilled and happy to see how classmates fare in general. Overall, I think we should simply embrace our past and celebrate the present. Only time will tell how we continue to see our lives by choosing to reconnect and include our fellow classmates at this stage of our lives. One route I find is to simply connect in person; it's the true face we really need to see as time moves us to another year.
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Recently, I attended another class reunion in which many of us returned to celebrate our 50th birthday year in unison. It was a huge success and memorable at best to see a well-orchestrated celebration among classmates.
This reunion was well planned with a start of an "ice-breaker" cocktail hour in reuniting and reconnecting with fellow classmates. It was at first overwhelming with the return of friends from a reunion a couple of years ago as well as seeing new faces coming into the mix. I found myself being unable to reconnect with some as time stole my chances to really sit down and chat. There was one classmate I missed connecting with. Both of us played on the same intramural basketball team. I wasn't any good in the sport but sure had fun trying! Or another classmate that was in the same grueling math class. I tried so hard to add those figures quickly in front of the teacher! Although our ice-breaker cocktail hour end in two hours, many of us stayed past the designated time to continue with our conversations as well as have a "few" more drinks to relax and unwind.
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With the advent of social media well into our psyche we learn quickly that our past and present lives can be shared easily with everyone or how we choose to share be found online. This in person meeting of classmates and friends, gives us an opportunity have real "face time". It's something that's been lost for a while and having the chance to see friends in person is amazing. Our classmates have moved on living outside of Hawaii. Some are in the mainland west coast or east coast or even as far as Japan. But none the less, it's priceless to take time to reconnect with friends. For some, friendships will reignite, continue, and others will be content to know all is well.
Personally, I hope to reconnect with many of my former classmates. If it's just to keep in touch or to restart a lost friendship due to life's push and pulls in seeking our aspirations and goals. One thing is for sure, I greatly appreciate the planning committee for organizing a monumental feat of gathering individuals from different locations.
Reunions strike anxiety for some. A few will not know how to see another classmate after all these years or others will be thrilled and happy to see how classmates fare in general. Overall, I think we should simply embrace our past and celebrate the present. Only time will tell how we continue to see our lives by choosing to reconnect and include our fellow classmates at this stage of our lives. One route I find is to simply connect in person; it's the true face we really need to see as time moves us to another year.
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