Today I ran into a guy (British) who was attempting to register American students abroad to vote (I should add that his attempts were quite successful). So I began to fill out all my stuff and he had all the additional information specific to the state I'm registered in. He asked me which state and I said, "Missouri." The girl who had just finished registering heard me and asked me what part. I always respond, "the southwest corner" when people ask this question because normally they think I might be from St. Louis - pretty much the only city remotely familiar to non-Missouri residents. Then she asks me what town specifically and I say Joplin. BOOM! BAM! POW! Not only did this girl LIVE in Joplin for 5 years, she graduated from College Heights (College Heights, really?! that's just down the street from TJ - HOLY CRAP!) and knows my sister and half the other people I went to school with!!! WHOA! I mean, what are the odds of running into someone from Joplin who is also studying abroad in Edinburgh??? PRETTY MUCH ZERO! I honestly cannot believe it and I'm still in total shock. Obviously we exchanged phone numbers. Who'da thunk it? I just had to tell you all about this totally random and crazy encounter that I am super stoked about!
NOTE: Her name is Kaitlin and, being the stalkerish facebook fanatic I am, I know she is friends with about 15 of my facebook friends.
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ooo...small world! like meeting those people who know claremont in greece. weird.
ps...independence is also a very well known city in missouri (thanks oregon trail!)
That's so crazy! Yay for absentee voting bringing people together. And Obama is ahead in the polls again. Woohoo!
P.S. I had a raspberry oc in your honor yesterday, but they had no straws in the motley so I had to awkwardly slurp it out of the cup during my anatomy class...
YAY for absentee ballots and americans!!
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