Do You Think People Change After Many Years ?

It depends on the person and how they have grown and matured: or not. There is no universal answer to these questions.

 

One thing is evident. Anika is not an introvert.

 

In my experience what I have seen is anything can happen, people may or may not change depending on the situation. I myself have become humbler but some people might still view that as worse or vice versa.

 

When in college we are not kids. In fact according to me in 9th or 10th or even a little before we would have enough maturity to not differentiate between people based on colour or skin or beauty. If people choose to do it then that's their basic nature. In my experience people who make fun of others beauty won't change over years unless their kids or whom they love are made fun of for the same. This is pretty harsh but that's the truth. Even then there are chances they won't think of what they did as bad, but only cry for their loved ones.
Your post struck a raw nerve. If this post is because you want to get an opinion if you want to get in touch with that person, then I would say, don't. Whether or not she has changed, these things would only open the old wounds and we would also feel a little happy or at least think for a second Karma is a boomerang if they are in any any way suffering because of the same deed that they did to us after which we would be ashamed of our own thought. At least it had happened to me.
I can't stand people who criticise others for the way they look. So may be my post is biased too.

 

Experiences and exposure change people with time. Also, their behavior drastically change with different people.

Definitely, she can't treat you the same way she did before because:-
1. You are no longer the tiny, introvert Anika. But a fit & beautiful woman.
2. You are no longer that middle class girl with simple cloths on. But you are an American citizen

We can't change others, but we can change how they treat us by changing ourselves for better.
This is what I have experienced in my life

 

Nobody can try to hurt us unless we let them to. This trait comes with age and maturity. So if you want to make new friends try some random ppl whom you don't have any past connect with. I also had a friend(now no longer)in school . We studied in the same class for 14 years . Nobody liked her because she was rude. I was always an easy going girl so didn't take too much into heart. I was the one who sat next to her for 6 years. After school we moved to different colleges, then lost touch. We met once in a mall accidentally with families. I spoke to her myself she just gave a rude answer and moved on. I just laughed it off thinking she is still the same immature girl. We were family friends too but when my dad died nobody from her family bothered to enquire even. I said to myself enough is enough she is not worthy enough to talk with. I stopped contacting her totally. This year she wished me in the school group on my birthday. I didn't even bother to reply. I feel more at peace now.