What's the strongest association you have between a scent and a memory?
1. To this day I still remember the smell of my orthodontist's office. I got braces when I was really young (8) because I had an underbite and had to wear a headgear (this is where I insert a photo of me wearing my headgear but sadly no photo like that exists). I don't ever smell that smell now because I don't go to the orthodontist anymore and am never in an environment that has that same smell, but after I got my braces off I would go back every 6 months in highschool to get my retainer adjusted and the smell while walking up the stairs took me back to when I was 8 years old. It always left a huge impression on me, I'm not sure why. Maybe because I'm a bit of a mentalist about my teeth.
2. The smell of Jester dormitory at UT where I lived for 2 years. I occasionally do contract work for the Harry Ransom Center or Utopia and if I don't take the bus to campus that day I'll park in the garage behind Jester and shortcut through Jester lobby. Man does it stink.