A change of pace is always good.

A, I am one who always felt that though we each share some similarities in our sitches, each of us goes through it in our own way and in our own time.

Sometimes I think we get in our own way in moving forward.
That said, I understand your curiousity about his life. He was in yours a long time.

Trust me when I tell you it is not at all what it seems. One need not flaunt or brag continuously when we are happy and content.

He has not looked within yet. Until he does, he will be stuck trying to make himself happy, when there is only one real way to do that.

So, you begin a new semester. Keep moving forward. But realize that there will be times when you will be looking over your shoulder a bit. And that is ok. As long as you start facing front again.