09/12/2026
I was 20 years old when it happened. I was living in my hometown in the Adirondacks and attending a local community college. I had just finished a PE class when me and another classmate were in the parking lot, got approached by an older woman. She told us they may shut the school down because a plane crashed into a building and she walked away. My classmate and I looked at each other and thought she was crazy. We had no clue what was happening. When I walked into my next class, I saw it. On every computer screen a student was sitting in front of. The tower was on fire. We were sitting in silence just watching. Then teacher walked in and started class like nothing major was happening in NYC. After class, I drove home listening to the radio. So much happened during the time I was in class. I got home, turned on the TV and just sat on the floor and watched in complete disbelief for hours. I watched as people ran for their lives, I watched as the towers came down. Watched as the world we knew, changed.
