Time flies: Farewell (for now) to my study abroad pals

I'm utterly flabbergasted that my year in Provence is ending.  My mother arrives in Aix on Friday.  I'll show her around my city and we'll visit Bordeaux..and then we'll fly home on May 4.
I can remember every little detail down to the very second of my first day in Aix-en-Provence.  I can still feel the emotions of fear, excitement, anxiety, sadness, and absolute and total bliss that I felt on September 8.  As cliché as this seems, it honestly feels like yesterday..but it wasn't yesterday.  It was 8 months ago.  I've been in France for 8 months and it feels like only a day has passed.

Just as I did last semester, I'm writing this in dedication to the friends I made that kept me grounded and sane, made me laugh, made me cry from laughing, and made my second semester (or year, for some of you that I've been with since September) a memorable experience.  I wouldn't trade a single one of our inside jokes for the world.  I know I'll see you again after we all leave France because I love you guys too much to fully say "goodbye" to you.  So here's just a bunch of photos of how cool my friends are.

 Sarah

 Alyssa

 Rachel

 Emily

 Ben



Time flies when you're having fun.