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I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Bowling Green and Western Kentucky University. Seeing old friends there and the campus was great. The friends and campus both changed, but at the same time were still recognizable. Or perhaps, the people were the same but our circumstances in life are just different. All my friends who attended are married. A couple seemed more laid back than when we worked together on the college newspaper. I was chill and no longer in need of partying like a wild man.
That said, I never thought I would be a person to nostalgically reflect upon days gone by. I never thought I would view this visit as a positive thing because I always thought up and on to better things. I was wrong. I treasure my time at Westerns and the friendships I forged there. I plan* to not allow another ten years lapse before going back.
*Of course the past ten years also taught me that the best laid plans never work out (think marriage, graduate school, and retail sales management).
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