A bit of nostalgia?

Not exactly nostalgia actually...more of just reminiscing. I had lunch with a few of my high school friends (who also go to UW) today and it made me realize something - how fast each of us are growing up. I remember during first year, our conversations were able random things and complaining about UW etc. But today, most of our conversation was about a big change in one of my friend's life, as well as what we plan to do after graduation. And it's slightly scary to think that we're almost done.


I guess this happens when you see friends you havent seen in a while - you catch up, ask them how they've been etc. But it was so interesting to see the dynamics of our conversation, and how it evolved around our plans, goals and aspirations for the future. It was pretty awesome talking about it, and hearing about their detailed planning of the next few years of their life.


But of course, we also talked a bit about the past. We mentioned the few people we knew in our high school who are now pregnant or have a family - which is totally crazy. In high school, our lives were so similar - going to school, hanging out with friends, getting involved in some clubs, go home, do homework etc. But now, everyone's life is so diverse - from having a family to going to the States to study at Yale. Or going on exchange in Australia to starting their own photography company. It's so great to see the many paths that people are taken to develop their own diverse life.


But anyways, it just made me think back to high school years for a bit. Of course, I never want to go back but it's nice to think about it once in a while, you know? Oh my, we had so much less responsibilities then. But also so much less freedom and choice, so there you go :)