Your Biggest "Coincidence"

In the winter we travel south, from Myrtle beach to Miami, along the Gulf, Caribbean, Key West, Mexico coast both sides etc. We always wait and anticipate seeing a Hawkeye fan wearing a shirt or cap with Hawkeye symbol blazingly displayed. Never disappoints whether it's Puerto Vallarta, West Palm Beach, etc. and of course they are always arrogant douche canoes. On the other hand, we were on top of the Twin Towers when a guy next to me had an ISU shirt on but he was tastefully mature.
 
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I was in the hotel lobby at the 5 Seasons Center, when Ann and Nancy Wison walked in, along with the rest of the band. I was too nervous to say anything. I had a huge crush on Nancy at the time.
 
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We went to Europe last summer as a bit if a send-off before my daughter went off to college. Near the end of our trip, we were walking in Lauterbrunnen and my daughter randomly got quiet and a bit sad.

I asked her what was wrong, thinking maybe she was a bit homesick after a few weeks. She simply said, "I wish my brother could have seen this. I bet he would have loved it."

We walked for a little bit more and stopped at a restaurant with an outdoor patio. About 5 minutes after sitting down, we glanced across the road and saw an amazing double rainbow.
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We went to Europe last summer as a bit if a send-off before my daughter went off to college. Near the end of our trip, we were walking in Lauterbrunnen and my daughter randomly got quiet and a bit sad.

I asked her what was wrong, thinking maybe she was a bit homesick after a few weeks. She simply said, "I wish my brother could have seen this. I bet he would have loved it."

We walked for a little bit more and stopped at a restaurant with an outdoor patio. About 5 minutes after sitting down, we glanced across the road and saw an amazing double rainbow.
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I got a warm fuzzy reading that and have another coincidence to share with you. My family has strong connection to Switzerland. I am called an "Honorary Citizen" of the country and if ever anyone gets to Bremgarten my family name is very prominent in businesses and families there. Most of my family has been there as have many from there have come to the USA.
 
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In the winter we travel south, from Myrtle beach to Miami, along the Gulf, Caribbean, Key West, Mexico coast both sides etc. We always wait and anticipate seeing a Hawkeye fan wearing a shirt or cap with Hawkeye symbol blazingly displayed. Never disappoints whether it's Puerto Vallarta, West Palm Beach, etc. and of course they are always arrogant douche canoes. On the other hand, we were on top of the Twin Towers when a guy next to me had an ISU shirt on but he was tastefully mature.
I went to Kenya on a month long mission trip in college. We had a day off and went to the zoo and of course come across a guy wearing an Iowa hat… in Nairobi, Kenya
 
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Was on a work trip (didn't have that many). Was in SFO with coworkers waiting on a connection and a guy I knew pretty well from Florida comes strolling down the concourse. He was changing planes coming back from a vacation in Hawaii. So two people from different part of the US who happened to know each other randomly meet in another part of the US.
 
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I worked at Muscatine Hy-Vee for 4 years before I decided to go to ISU.

One of the meat-cutters from there had transferred out before I left.

I was in my dorm in Knapp Hall (RIP) and the kid in the room next door had some visitors. I heard a familiar voice. Walked out to look and it was the meat-cutter from Muscatine. He had transferred to the one in my dorm neighbor's hometown. Possibly Perry (I don't remember for sure).
 
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