Blast from the Past!

Okay, so most of you know that we are back in New Mexico for thanksgiving. We have not been to our respective parents homes for this holiday for probably ten years. We have really enjoyed our trip so far. One of the best things we have done so far is visit our old university. The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMTech for those in the know) is located in Socorro, New Mexico which is about 75 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Some significant changes have happened on campus since our departure 15 years ago. Most obvious is a half dozen new buildings including a new 5 story student activities building (we only had a very small one story building).

Most of the dorm buildings have remained the same, although they have had facelifts. The most striking was how nerdy a school it was, and still is. In fact, in the bookstore you can get t-shirts that say "I 'heart' New Mexico Tech nerds". Really, the most obvious sign that the school is nerdy, in all the new construction and buildings on campus in the 15 years the gym is still the same size. It was fun to just walk around and remember that season in our lives.