Today began by going over to UTP one last time. It was so bittersweet! Indeed, it felt more bitter than sweet - I'm going to miss my friends and students here!
I had promised Geralis that I would do something to decorate the blank wall in her office, but I hadn't yet done it. So of course I had to begin by doing this - with Post-Its of course and with every color I had! Here's what it looked like when I was done (the purple in the middle is her name)
The department had a traditional meal in my honor, and Dean Nicolas "awarded" me with a green ribbon of graduation, as well as a UTP pen-cum-laser pointer (something I had coveted for a long time!) and a Fulbright pin from Karla, who was not able to attend. I got to say good-bye to friends (left) and students (right)
And also, to my office. I stared at this picture many times while thinking and brainstorming, so I wanted to be sure to capture it for the future.
And then it was time for me to leave. Sadly, I closed the door to my office one last time.
Friday evening, I finally got to meet my friend, Annette, face to face! We had talked about it, strategized about it, and planned it a number of times, but had never actually been able to meet. But Friday night, Itzel and Yasmine brought us together for a splendid dinner in Casco Viejo.
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Ah, Panama! I will miss you!
