Reunion

Do you go to high school reunions? My recent Eltham College reunion surprised me in the best way. I LOVED it. I wasn’t popular at school. I had a couple of decent friends, but never belonged to the "main" groups. When I got to Uni there was no looking back. My flimsy high school connections dissolved instantly as I smeared myself in the Melbourne Uni social life smorgasbord. Those Uni mates remain my core group. So why, two years ago, did I LOVE my thirty‑year reunion so much? Half our year level turned up. When dinner finished, nobody went home. We stayed out laughing and swapping stories until the bar kicked us out. It was so good Olivia Wenholz planned another catch‑up for our “collective 50th birthday” because ten years felt way too long to wait. Thanks Liv! That second reunion was last week. And it was magic all over again. In this episode of The Fink Tank, Col and I chat about why these moments still matter, and why I made absolutely certain I’d be there. P.S. Massive shout‑out to Kathie van Vugt, who’s working on an Aussie project to LAND A ROVER ON THE MOON. How wild is that?