On one of the last days of my short visit, my college roommates and I took a walk across our college campus, which felt totally different and unchanged at the same time. There were new buildings erected that were under construction the year we graduated and some of the older spaces, such as one of the dining halls, had changed in layout altogether.
But the most surprising thing was how much I felt I'd changed as a person walking around campus.
As a college student, I had no idea what the future had in store and my world pretty much existed in the bubble of the college grounds. Being back four years later, I was surprised at how acutely aware of how much I'd grown up. Seeing students walking into the library and their dorms, I felt older and somewhat out of place.
And nothing quite confirmed that as much as seeing the flags of the graduating classes currently enrolled at the university. As a member of the class of 2019, it was pretty wild seeing that the current class of freshmen is set to graduate in 2026.