Not to bring beer branding into this, but it applies: “Stay thirsty, my friend.”

Kristan: Well, hey, it’s darkest before the dawn, or some such tripe. And the sun’ll come out tomorrow.

Seb: I do not need any help on the “I think university is a pile of shit” front. Undergrad was great. Unsure about this. But it’s early, still. Halfway through my first quarter. That’s not much to go on.

Clowncar: They actually weren’t in my life very long, but while they were, they were charged with feeling. Thanks for the compliment.

Jane: Thanks! I think of myself as pretty unique, but I’ve gotten the twin thing several times through life. I suppose having three or four of us out there isn’t such a big deal, though.

This is my first foray away from home–at least to live. I acclimate quickly to foreign things, despite saying it’s strange to see palm trees, it doesn’t unsettle me to. Hopefully I come through in the black, like you did. Thanks for coming by.

I have to confess, though, that it is as much because you remind me of an old friend as it can be attributed to your writing. Honestly… I think you might actually be him – right down to the overarching nostalgia – so, fyi, you have a cosmic twin out in the Universe.

Have you ever changed your domestic settings in a dramatic manner before? When I did, it was difficult not only because everything felt so foreign, but I also had one hell of a crack in my heart, too – and it didn’t feel like it at the time, but I probably learned and grew more from it than anything else.

I know it’s terribly clichéd, but the whole “two steps forward, one step back” thing was quite true for me… hopefully you’ll end up gaining ground too

That was a very nice last paragraph.

It’ll be an ‘experience’…!

But yeah, I have a feeling you might be in a little too deep for the vapid lip service that is modern-day university…

For me, it was all about those nights, like the one you had. I learnt a little, but nothing I couldn’t have picked up elsewhere. I guess it might be different for the arts… but only time will tell on that front

Usually you end with a “but I’m sure this could still be a valuable experience” type sentence, and it isn’t really here this time…

Personally, I think even the crappiest of life experiences can be valuable — but at the same time, the only ones I’ve gone through are the ones I’ve had no choice about.

I’m not saying do or don’t stay; I guess I’m just agreeing, saying make sure you don’t have regrets.