2017年10月25日水曜日

Revisit the 1990s: Beverly Hills, 90210 and more

Somehow all the sudden I remembered the TV show Beverly Hills, 90210 and tried searching YouTube. There was a video that put together all the intros of seasons one to eight.

Oh my god…how nostalgic. Japanese public broadcaster NHK used to air the show on weekend night. I videotaped it in VHS and watched it over and over again. It is soooooooooooo California.

When I went to LA to see a friend of mine that I got to know in a GRE class, she took me to the very high school that was used in Beverly Hills, 90210

At that time I was attending a summer school at Stanford. Its campus was an even posher version of the high school. While I appreciate each university’s unique charm, Stanford stands out for its entire gorgeous presence under the brilliant sun and Mediterranean air.

Well...no, posh or gorgeous is not exactly the right word. I groped for it, but no luck. I would quote a line in an email I received from a renowned journalist who also studied there. In response to my note that raved about the campus, she said "How dreamy..."

If I could ever replay a time of my life, that summer is certainly a top priority. I wouldn’t mind doing that over and over again.