A lovely night. The air was crisp and frigid, but inside it was warm.
I vaguely remember making obligatory initial greetings, but my first solid memory of the night was in the bathroom. We enclosed ourselves within the small room and began on a long, complex, intellectual wave train of idea after idea after elaboration and interruption, after clarification and expansion–all as the smoke dissipated.
I found myself continuously thinking in terms of and bringing the conversation back to culture(macro/micro), society, religion, biology, evolution, comparison, and the individual. Academia is a major influence in how I conceive ideas and how I view the world. Ideas or theories from classes filter out the world(s) I take in. This could be a strength or weakness. I am working on sharpening/focusing my critical lense so that I may navigate through the strengths and weaknesses better.
I really missed talking to my peers. It’s really amazing to be close to others and reach out for a group hug.
I was planning on continuing the story later, but I’ve decided what I would say here wouldn’t capture what happened in a way that would do it justice. So I end here.
