Oberlin

Reunions within a Reunion

Oberlin is, in my opinion, a perfect size school. It is large enough that you don’t know everyone in your class by name, but small enough that you recognize everyone by face - even a decade after you sat next to them in a seminar. Last night, I welcomed two of my best friends from Oberlin back to campus, and together we roamed the town, spotting familiar faces everywhere. It was a surreal, yet very Oberlin experience.

Outside of Agave, inside the Slow Train Cafe, in the hallway outside Warner Concert Hall, and everywhere we went, we found ourselves engaged in conversations that began with, “You look familiar - did we know each other?”

Reconnecting with old friends and, together, forging new Oberlin connections - this, I realized, is what Reunion Weekend is all about.