Quite a while ago now, when I was getting my first degree, I liked to walk through the buildings on campus, especially the ones where I had no reason to be, like the Business? building, or rather the huge corrider connecting the Tory and the Business building. One of my favourite places was the Chemistry building, despite the chemical smells, which actually became familiar after a while. I can still smell this place. There was a place to eat, a little lower down, outside, if you wanted a little privacy. And I loved the old Physics wing, with its alternating little study rooms and small lecture rooms. I wish I had had a chance to take pictures of it, as well as what I called the hidden pool, which was situated in a little corner outside this area. Some places can remain fixed in your mind the way they were, despite the changes. I also remember the old student cafeteria area in the student union building, before the renovations. I guess I should go back and see what else has changed.
Now, here is a place where I spent a lot of time. I wonder if it still has the flags hanging from the ceiling inside. I remember sitting in a class once, and the prof was lecturing, and stopped, and said, "It's snowing!" in mid-lecture. So we all turned and looked, and sure enough, there was the first snow of the season. I remember that, but I don't remember what the lecture was about, although I do know that when we turned back around, the prof, I think, had been watching us. Funny, the things that remain in our heads. I was glad we had that room, with a window for a wall, where we could have the light stream in from the outside, rather than a bleak room down in the basement of the Tory building.
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