The Final Countdown (June 18th-June 21st)

Well, ladies and gentleman, this week was the final week of the Summer A term...which meant two things. 1) Next week Shelley, Jennifer, Jenn, and me would be heading out to Paris, London, and Normandy. and 2) It was time for the St. John's kids to make their way home to New York.

I'll be the first to say that these past 4 weeks have flown by. It feels like just yesterday I was boarding the plane in Jacksonville on my way here to Rome...and though I'm not leaving, having the St. John's kids leaving marks the mid-way point in my Italy adventure. Tonight was the farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Everyone gathered for one last night as a group. Tomorrow, my group would leave for Paris and the St. John's group would leave for Venice. Dylan made a wonderful toast, Hangover quotes and all. (video on my Facebook page). It's hard to really reflect back on the whole trip and highlight my absolute favorite parts. And it's especially hard to do it without sounding incredibly cheesy and cliche. So, as per usual, I have made a short Farewell video...

Tomorrow morning, at 3:45 a.m., I'll be rollin' out to Paris, France. Though I'm not bringing my computer, I will have my Droid to "take notes" on. Hopefully, this time when I return from my vacation within a vacation I won't take nearly as long to get caught up with my writing. Until July 1st, Ciao! Bon voyage! Orevuar!