Sunday, December 28, 2008

Goodbye, Juana!




Over the course of the past semester, I have grown to be really good friends with one of my classmates. Her name is Juana, and she is from Colombia. There are actually a lot of Colombians at Nankai University, and I have spent a fair amount of time with several of them, but I have spent the most time with Juana. We often eat lunch together after class, and we have spent several afternoons shopping and chatting together. Hooray for good friends from all over the world!


However, these are sad days. Juana, like most of the Colombian students I've become friends with, is returning home at the end of this semester. Well, actually, before the end of this semester. She leaves on Tuesday. We've had a series of good-bye events as she has been preparing to leave, because everyone loves Juana and is sad to see her go. Last week we had a good-bye lunch, and many of my classmates attended:




Last night we had a final goodbye party. We went to a bar called Pepper, drank pretty cocktails, danced wildly, and said goodbye to our friend:















We were even entertained a little bit by the staff at Pepper, as you can see here.

As you can see, a good time was had by all. But after she is gone, Juana will truly be missed by all of us. Here's wishing her safe travels and a happy return home. Goodbye, Juana, until we meet again!

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