Exactly. It's no coincidence that our musical tastes crystallize in our very emotional teen years.
I have always found that interesting, and I feel that the sense of smell gets branded as well.
Whenever I get a whiff of jet exhaust, it brings me right back to my days near Cubi Point in the Philippines or A-School for Navy Jet Mechanics in Millington, TN.
For a split second, I physically feel in my heart what it felt like to be in those places back then.