Monday, October 31, 2011

Northwestern Revisited

It is awesome experience to bring your child back to your alma mater.

20 years ago I was there as a freshman. If things are to change many times in a decade, let's double that amount of changes for 2 decades. There are quite a few new buildings made within the 20 years... the main parking lot is unpleasantly chopped to make place for one... and there are few more buildings (some are architecturally not so pleasant) are blocking some once-clear views. Those building climbing plants have gone out of control, devouring a lot more percentages of the surface area of some buildings.

Norris Student Center was my favorite hangout place. I walked by the lagoon, studied there, and banged on the video games when I get bored. What happened to the grass near the lagoon? It seems like no one mows that weed that is at least 3 feet high! Inside the Norris Center... oh my gosh, what happened to the nice furniture? It is now replaced by cheap cheap plastic chairs. What happened to the neon light "1999"? At 1990, 1999 seemed to be a very distant future.

"Look, daddy attended school here" is not so comprehensible to my son now. Here, proudly wear this toddler T-shirt bought at the student center.

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