I've always heard the saying "it's a small world" but I never really believed it until a couple of days ago.
Living in New York City you meet new people everyday and most likely they aren't from your same home town, right? Well this past weekend I met someone who was from my small hometown Hopewell.
It was so bazaar! I was at a party where everyone was about 25 years old or older. I was sitting on the couch when a women came over to me and started to make small talk. Something that I've noticed living here is the best ice breaker for a conversation is "where are you from," and yes it really does work. So I told her I was from Hopewell, New Jersey and she said she was from there too!
Now Hopewell is not a big town it is very small, my graduating class only at 300 kids. So for someone to say they are from the same town as me literally blew my mind. She started asking me where in Hopewell I live to soon find out that we only live about 5 minutes away from each other. Crazy, I know.
This women's name is Rebecca and she didn't tell me her exact age but I can definitely say she is a good 10 years older than me so we didn't have any mutual friends. She then started talking to me about her little brother Chris, incase is if i knew him. I didn't but I knew one of his best friends Matt, who's mom just happened to be my math teacher in 8th grade! Anyway, she was telling me how her brother was in love with this girl and asked me if i knew her. Her name was Kelsey and yes I knew her. She was a grade above me.
Apparently Chris wrote her a love song and she completely shot him down. Without me saying it I think it's very clear that she was a bitch. High school was all about spreading rumors and gossip about each other, especially between the girls. So I told Rebecca everything that I've heard about her, none of them were good.
Being in this huge city with out you're family can really make you homesick. Being able to talk to Rebecca about our hometown and mutual people that we knew gave that little bit of comfort that I was really looking for. It makes me realize that anywhere you go in life, home will always be with you.
This was interesting to read just because I've had a similar situation like this. I don't live too far from the city either so there are people who have also moved to the city too. I think you took a more positive approach to your situation than I did. I sort of rejected my hometown for awhile after having this experience and tried to distance myself.Home is definitely always with you.
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ReplyDeleteWhile working a few days ago, I met a couple of older ladies who live in a city close to the city I'm from, Modesto, CA. Even people from California haven't all heard of my city, so it surprised me that they had. It is really weird when that happens, but like you said it's a small world.
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