I’m not usually someone who misses things. I miss my cat when I’m away for a few days, and occasionally I get a bit wistful because I miss being in Hong Kong, but that’s about it.

I’d miss hanging out with my friends on a day-to-day basis if I hadn’t already accepted the fact that they have lives of their own. I’d miss living in the social, relaxed, jocular environment of residence if I didn’t already understand that university is a part of my life that’s over, and that I most likely won’t being going back (it certainly helps to know that living in residence is nowhere as nice as living in a comfortable apartment or house).

What I do miss though, is having a girlfriend who moisturizes my back in the winter, when parts of my skin get uncomfortably dry and irritating. There are spots I just can’t reach, like between the shoulder blades. It’s also nice to have someone with warm hands who can stop the winter morning shock of cold lotion.