The weirdest feeling in the entire world is not knowing where you are. That is the eerie feeling that I had when there were three strange men sleeping on our apartment couches and I walked to the kitchen with my pajamas on. Three drunken Irish men decided to squat in our living room after crawling through the window. They didn’t take anything or break anything, but they were very difficult to wake up and get out of our apartment before class. Honestly the strangest morning I could’ve imagined ever would happen on the last day of class. After ten minutes of us hollering to leave, they left and we got ready for school. Our last day of classes went well, but the whole day we were just looking forward to the CEA dinner. Brian took all of us to Milano's for one last nice pizza dinner all together. The dinner was enjoyable and sad at the same time; we didn’t want to leave all of our friends, but we are so blessed to have made such good friends in such short amount of time. We ended the night studying for finals and watching Tangled in honor of Jake and Abby’s engagement.
Tuesday was such a depressing day, not only because we had a three hour final, but because it was our last day all together. We got up in the morning and studied a little before our finals. The finals this time were not nearly as hard as our midterms, maybe because I knew what to expect or maybe because I already knew I passed the class. After the final, we all walked over to the college bar to have the Irish Studies Program’s Farewell Reception. We ate sandwiches and chips and had free drink vouchers. It was lovely to see everyone one last time; even Brian came to say goodbye. It was lovely weather so we sat outside just enjoying each other’s company and remembering how far we have come in only a month. We had an interesting conversation about how different areas of the United States pronounce words. I have decided that Brian is a southern man at heart and should come visit us someday. After the food and drinks were gone, we decided to go home and go out for our final time! The whole crew got dressed up, took pictures, and watched the engagement video for Abby and Jake right before we went out to our favorites… The Kings Head and The Front Door. The last song at The Kings Head was Galway Girl. There is nothing like singing our favorite Irish song in our favorite Irish pub for the last time. The Front Door even had great music to dance to… meaning Kanye… which is all that Kelsey wanted to listen to the whole month. It was a wonderful last night together that turned very quickly into the morning and the goodbyes.
