Yesterday was my five-year college reunion. Although many aspects of the festivities were quite nice, the gathering was fraught with any number of uncomfortable situations:
long gaps between events...
coping with campus alterations...
running into the same people multiple times...
unknown professors at departmental open houses...
encounters with vaguely familiar classmates...
... and a surfeit of babies.
Stay tuned for ideas on how to improve a reunion.
Disclaimer: I saw some very dear friends, had fun chatting with several casual friends, and even enjoyed meeting a friendly new English professor. There were still high levels of awkwardness, however, and on a couple occasions I barely managed to resist shouting "Look over there!" and then sneaking away.
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