22 years ago…

… I was a second-year physics student at the University in Padova. It was a bit of a nightmare for me, waking up early every morning, traveling to Padova, fighting my way to a decent seat, and following math lessons that nobody understood (basically topology all-around).

But I had friends. Ones that traveled with me to Padova by train, and others that I used to meet there for the lessons. David was one of them. Born in Hungary, he was a smart guy, tall and blond-haired, good-looking. I think he had a remarkable girlfriend at the time.

David left Padova soon thereafter, and finished his studies in Milano as far as I know. I never heard from him again for twenty years.

A year ago, however, I found him on the web. Now a CEO of a software firm in Milano, he answered my message on his blog, and we re-established contact. But we did not meet, although we promised we would call each other if I visited Milano or if he visited Venice.

Today he called me: he is in Venice for a conference, and would I drink something with him tonight ?

I am delighted… I will be very happy to meet him tonight. We’ll have tons of things to discuss!