A wonderfully surreal thing happened to me today. I was on the metro, listening to my mp3 player, on my way to the theatre to build the set for the play and, two stops after I got on, a group of about 10 wily fifteen year olds got on with their teacher. They were apparently coming back from a day at the beach with their class. All the towels and bathing suits gave it away. Anyway, I noticed two of the girls looking at me. I tried not to stare but they kept looking. I sort of smiled and then looked away – trying to let Fatboy Slim win out over my curiosity – and then the girls started giggling. The first thing that entered my mind was: they either think I’m cute or they’re laughing at my hair. Both have happened to me before. I looked back at them and one of them said, “Joshua?” I looked down to see if I had my name on my shirt or something. I didn’t. So I took off my headphones and looked at the two girls… and then I totally recognized them! From an English language theatre summer camp that I helped run a few years ago! I must admit that I couldn’t remember their names, but their faces were very familiar to me (only now three years older). We talked briefly about school, practicing their English, and theatre until I had to get off the metro, but it was lovely seeing them, speaking with them, and being recognized by them after so long. It made my day 🙂