Going Back

We spent the morning at my old school where we'd invited for the Speech Day. I'm tempted to write that the experience brought back memories but since we're dealing with such recent experience that hardly seems appropriate. I felt immediately at home there, almost as if I'd not left at all. The actual ceremony, if that's what you call it, went well and I think any neutral on-looker would have been impressed. The kids at the school are tremendously warm and I felt more than a smidgen of regret at leaving them behind, as it were. I think that of all the schools I've taught in this is the one I'll remember with the most affection.