Today was officially the last day I will probably ever set foot in ACM - Costa Rica. I slept in and had a late breakfast around 9:00am of the usual breakfast: papaya, watermelon, pineapple, orange juice and a sandwich of butter and Costa Rican cheese. I had to get the UCR bus that runs every hour, so I trekked the 20 min. walk uphill towards the bus stop. Since I'm going touring my sisters, I knew it might not be the last time I take the UCR system bus. When I got to ACM, it was the most deserted I have ever seen it - the only student present was Donna in the upstairs computer room. It was sad because I had a feeling of, "oh, the other students just haven't arrived yet for class"...when realistically that wasn't the case. I did the same routine of making tea with honey and going on the computer after greeting the ACM staff. I really am going to miss them!
I went to ACM because I wanted to see any friends today I could since many are leaving for the airport tomorrow. There were also some photos on the public server that I wanted to upload on my facebook Costa Rican albums. For some reason I had another migraine when I woke up this morning, so sitting down at the computer with my tea was nice after a fifteen minute walk from the bus stop to the ACM building. Donna and I then met up with Diana to eat one last time together at the local fast-food court area for the University of Costa Rica students. The weather here is changing. This morning it was beautiful and sunny, and then this afternoon it started getting pretty chilly with a lot of wind. Both my sweaters were in the wash, so I was walking around cold in my gym clothes, meaning shorts, sports bra and tank top.
Yesterday night was when we all celebrated our last day of class by going out to dinner and then hanging out local bars after. It was super cold and we spent about half an hour waiting for some students in front of the church and then spent another half hour when everyone was together trying to figure out where the place was we wanted to eat. I split a lasagna with Christina to save money and because the Costa Rican portions are a lot bigger than what I'm accustomed to back in the United States. The bar was obviously horrible with smoke since it was in Costa Rica, but I decided to gruel through it because it was our last night together as a group. It honestly wasn't that great because of the smoke, loud music and the goodbyes we had to say as people starting peeling off. Carmelita was the first one to go, and that was hard since she and Christina were the closest friends I had here. They were my support group through everything here, all the ups and downs.
Saying goodbye is always terrible and hard for me. I think I have been in denial the past week because it only really hit me today after realizing that tomorrow my sisters are flying in that my usual ACM routine is no longer in existence. I am truly going to miss my life here, I have grown so much. Four months I have spent everyday with the same people and grown to love each and every one of them in their own special way. I remember actually looking forward to this day...and now I just want it to go back to where Monday will be just another school day with my ACM family. I'm trying to make my last blog happy, but really I want to cry because I'm going to miss my life here so much. At least we all go to college somewhat close to each other, so in the spring a bunch of us are reuniting in Chicago for a weekend of new memories and laughs. I can't believe how wonderful this experience turned out to be and how glad I am that I chose to study abroad with ACM in Costa Rica. I will never forget it...never...
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