Proximity
It was somewhat of a reunion this weekend. The friend group that was formed in my first year of studies got together. Due to a year spent sleeping in a forest in Estonia, I am one year behind them.
The fifth year is the final year of studies for us engineers. There are many different options for this year. Some of them can make it so that you spend no time in Lille whatsoever.
For example, when doing an exchange and then following it up with a 6-month internship.
In the context of my friends meeting up, there were five people coming back from an exchange. This made the reunion special. These people will rarely happen to be in the same town again.
It was so cool to see everyone again. It felt natural, but simultaneously it was marked. People spoke freely, as if they never left and/or would not leave again, yet it is clear that no one is here to stay and that this is only a moment of being.
A clear signal of the beginning of the end of school. The student identity and the ease of keeping in touch will be gone.
This threw me in a loop of reflections on what adult life will be like. To interact with people, you need to go out of your way to see them. The proximity that made these relationships so easy is disappearing.
This made the hellos and goodbyes stronger. The hugs felt more necessary and were welcomed by everyone.
This Week's Suggestions:
This is the closing song of the set I played from 4 to 6 A.M. on Thursday at the bpm.fam event. I had a blast, and we did not even lose money on the event, which is crazy considering it was a Thursday.
That is all, have a great week!
