Ten years ago, I got accepted as a pharmacy student in Universitas Padjadjaran. As someone who has never set a foot in Bandung, I have absolutely no idea that actually my campus is not located in the capital city of Jawa Barat neither heard about Jatinangor at all. The first time I visited Jatinangor was exactly when I got accepted and we rode a Damri bus from Dipati Ukur which took like an hour to reach the location. I thought "damn, bruh. It's so far from the city." Back then, Damri was the only reliable transportation but it only operated until like 5PM or so. 

This was taken back in... 2015 I believe?

Living in Jatinangor was my first experience of living far away from parents. Basically Jatinangor (and Bandung) is the place where I became an adult (am I and adult? I think I am). I learned how to manage my monthly allowance, cook (yes I started cooking way back then but currently I'm doing it more often), wash my own motorbike (but then I gave up and decided to take it to the showroom), grocery shop, and everything else. That town (or village? I have no idea lmao) was not really a magical place, the weather sometimes could be very hot and humid but it's often become too cold that you couldn't leave without a hoodie. In 2015 I moved out from my dorm in Jatinangor to Bandung because I didn't extend my annual rent. Occasionally I still come to Jatinangor for administration purposes but still, I do miss living there and enjoy the simplicity. 

If I could visit a town right now, I would love to visit Jatinangor just for sentimental reasons. The last time I went back was two years ago for big Pharmacy reunion and it was just a short visit. I did however, have a plan for coming to Bandung and Jatinangor by the time I've finished with my thesis but sadly c virus happened. Will I ever been back there? I hope so.