Wings and Roots

I attended a very informative seminar on Social Media, given by Hilary Topper and her staff at HJMT Communications. Although I knew a bit about social media, especially Facebook, I learned a lot more at this seminar. It got me thinking about how I first got myself into this whole social media thing. A few months ago someone said to me “you really should have a look at your kids’ Facebook pages - yes, they have Facebook pages!” So I logged onto this Facebook thing, and created an account so I could find my kids (happy to say, everything seemed on the up and up - nothing inappropriate). At first I felt funny, hanging out in this virtual place that was (or so I thought) really just for kids. But I got the bug and set up a Facebook page anyway.

Gradually, I found friends and they found me - at first, mostly people that I know from around Long Beach. Then, something amazing happened - one at a time, I started finding people I was friends with in elementary through high school, as well as college. What a trip to reconnect with people from my past! It really brought a smile to my face to see old friends again and see what they are up to now. One old friend even has a son at the same college as my son - both freshmen! Although I live in New York now, and have Long Beach sand in my shoes, my roots still  go back to New Jersey (where we go “down the shore”, love Bruce Springsteen and don’t pump our own gas! I think that wherever you end up as an adult, your childhood roots are still a real part of who you are!