Less Traveled Path

Have you ever had someone tell you that they know someone who looks just like you? And subsequently, you wanted to meet said person?

This past August, after attending mini-conference on Net Savviness in Boulder, Colorado, I decided to stay a little longer and explore the area. Many of my friends were busy so I went on the exploration by myself. I decided to take the Boulder to Denver Express Bus and from previous travel experiences, thought that it was a nice way to “take in” the area. Slight complication - it was pitch dark outside and I couldn’t see much outside the window on the bus; basically, I was a little too preoccupied with taking photos around the Boulder area that it wasn’t until around 11pm when I took the bus to Denver.

The bus was pretty empty except for about four other parties. I stuck in my white iPod earbuds when I went to sit down in the cushy seats (think charter bus and not yellow school bus) to listen to my soothing mix for the hour and a half ride to the train station in Denver. As I’m settling with my music, a guy walks up to me and gets my attention. I pull out my earbuds thinking it might be important. The guy then says to me, “I saw you there and I just had to come up and introduce myself.” Confused, but appreciating the friendliness, I say, “Hi.” He continues further and says, “I’ve think I’ve seen you around campus and in my class. I’m Mike.”

Could there be someone who looks like me in Colorado at this campus he speaks of? If he’s seen “me” around, he hadn’t found an opportunity to meet this so-called person until now and when he does, I’m not her. This girl around campus must be intriguing enough to encourage this impromptu introduction. I wondered what she was like.

I was caught off guard and had it not been almost midnight, pitch dark outside, in the middle of Colorado, I would’ve talked with him further. Seeing that I was traveling by myself and still had quite a trip after my stop to my hotel, I decided that it wasn’t a good idea to tell this guy, however harmless he may seem, that I was alone and visiting the area. So I just told him that I probably wasn’t the person and left it at that.