Today I visited my university where I spent 4 years doing research. Making friends, finding love, picking up coffee drinking habits, and a ton more. Many of my closest friends I met there. People I miss, and more than that, it reminded me of the life before pandemic. Why? Because soon after I finished my PhD pandemic heated up. Going to café for coffee with colleagues after lunch, walking around the campus, chatting with random people about random things, all those stupid things now seem a lot more precious and exciting. Now I crave the things I only would do out of obligation with the least desire. Odd times we live in.