A friend of the family, Laura Morabito, was on flight 11 that hit the north tower. She was seated in first class next to where some of the hijackers were seated.
I was a senior in college when it happened. Went out drinking with buddies the night before and slept in until about 10:30-11:00. Got up and took a shower. Didn’t even realize what was going on until I got back in my dorm room and turned on the TV. I remember seeing a group of students huddled together embracing and sobbing as I walked to the shower, but didn’t think a lot about it in my hungover haze.