So it has been nearly one month since the new class of masters student have moved in. The new class is different. And like last year, I can sense their earnesty and their drive to discover hci.

Yet, I can\’t help sometimes looking in the class for the \”people\” that used to be here. There are times that I wonder where Joon, the one who took stealthy phone calls all the time. Where is the Joon? Or the Janette? The energetic Asian girl who has great music taste, outgoing and unassuming. Where is the Alex? The one who seemed so serious at the beginning, but turns out to be a kid who can\’t stop joking around. And the Lisa. The one who states her opinion loudly, then you realize you had the same thoughts all along but you were afraid to say it. There\’s so much more that I could describe, but it\’s me just missing what used to be.

Of course, the new always gets better. There are still interesting people here. The ones who love bowling. The ones who go swing dancing. The tennis players. The ones who talks about drinking all the time. But to me, it\’s still at that shallow level. I don\’t know them all that well yet, but hopefully soon I will.