I am not exaggerating when I write that these past few months at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Colombo have been an adventure. There have been highs, lows, a lot of laughing, a good sprinkle of crying, and quite a few distressed texts to my friends and family. Before I began this, I promised myself to write as honest an account of my experiences as possible. So here is the unfiltered version of my university experiences. The first semester of our first year was done entirely online through Zoom; still, I was so excited. Here it is, finally, something I’ve been waiting for, for over two years. I woke up early (lectures began at 8 a.m.), had…