I kinda wanna talk about two separate things that happened today that I’m too tired to figure out how to fuse together. So here we go.
1) It was pouring outside when Abu and I got brunch, so we decided to crash at Morgan with some friends instead of walking all the way back to Frosh Quad. It was a group of mostly international students, and we got around to talking about the situations back home. Takeaways: governments are almost universally inadequately prepared for pandemics like this; it’s hard to balance economic stability and strict health measures (especially for LEDCs); everyone is worried about their families and their families are worried about them. It was nice being able to hear each other’s stories — it made me feel like there was a community left on campus after all. Too bad there can’t be mass gatherings so we can all get to know each other, but little interactions outside my usual 2-3 people I see everyday is healing.
2) I cut my hair today! Or more precisely, Abu cut it. I think I’ve had the same haircut for the past ten years now, but today we switched it up ever so slightly with a fade. To be honest, it’s not that much different than before but it does feel slicker. I see a bunch of girls getting DIY bangs just for the change, so I guess this is my version of it? Maybe it’ll inspire a different side of me to come out, who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯