Through the thick of spoken German around me, I immediately heard American English spoken. At that moment, it was a gleaming crystal in the dust. I had been traveling in Europe for almost 3 weeks, aimlessly touring, trying to find my ground.<\/p>\n
I was magnetized and looked to find its source.<\/p>\n
It was a short Asian female standing on the train\u00e2\u20ac\u201dclearly with white headphones speaking into her iPhone. I stared at her, perhaps too long, trying to let recognition sink over me.<\/p>\n
And then it hit me. It was someone I knew from Method\u00e2\u20ac\u201dshe was from New York while I was in San Francisco. We never met in person and barely spoke on the phone. And she went to the same graduate school as I did in a nearly equivalent masters program…but a year right before I started.<\/p>\n
I hesitated, not quite sure how to introduce myself\u00e2\u20ac\u201dknowing how stalkerish and awkward I could be. She probably noticed that I was staring, but she professionally ignored it. At the next stop, she walked out of the train doors…and…I had to take my chances. What was the worst that could happen.<\/p>\n
As she was going up to the exit, I tapped her and she paused in her walk. I seized the moment and said, “Are you…?”<\/p>\n
The moments after affirmed that my 2011 new year’s resolution was valid. You’ll never know what will happen if you acknowledge someone that you recognize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Through the thick of spoken German around me, I immediately heard American English spoken. At that moment, it was a gleaming crystal in the dust. I had been traveling in Europe for almost 3 weeks, aimlessly touring, trying to find … Continue reading