Eddie Lampart: I met a guy named sham online and he's sleeping on our couch tonight. He said, Hey, by the way, I haven't booked a hotel yet. Is there one nearby that you could drop me off at? And adding to the list of things that you should never say to a stranger, I responded and said, why don't you just crash on my couch? The next morning she came by to get her bags before class and sham was still asleep on my couch. Later that day, sham went to his business meeting andI think he flew home later that day. Eddie Lampart: My girlfriend slept at her sorority house that night. She
This is a short personal story about a fluke event 16 years ago that changed everything in my life. You probably have a similar story, and there is so much to learn about how everything can change from an event you never saw coming.