The Classmates

I found the chapter "Familiar Strangers" from The Classmates to be very engrossing. It is interesting to see how the reconnecting of old classmates helped the writer to reflect on not only his past at this school, but who he used to be and who he came to become. The emails of his old schoolmates helped to bring back memories of these years he had long since forgotten, and if it hadn't been for this compilation of stories and remembrances, he may never have been able to recall any of them. This is why some find it helpful to keep journals, or even just take pictures. You capture a moment of time as it happens so that you can look back on it later and piece together the snapshots of your life. His classmates were his photographs and journal entries and helped to bring back those times that had faded into the background over the years.