The AHA party was spontaneously thrown together, but completely worth the last minute rush. All 25 students from my program gathered in the tiny AHA office for traditional drinks and goodies of Asturias. Everyone stopped by for a few minutes here and there. We were all able to bid farewell to one another as well as to the wonderful staff of AHA. I truly think I picked the best program. These Oviedo AHA people rule. We all reminisced, shared excitement for the return home, and relished in our final moments here.
The following day, today actually, we had a party in the university. My university rocks. We were supposed to have classes all the way through Friday, but we've already taken the final exams and received our end grades. So on Thursday the professors stopped classes at 1pm and organized a party in the common room. It was a potluck type deal and since the university has students from all over the world everyone was supposed to bring something that represented his or her country. The US kids contributed PB&Js and Oreos. Go America. At the party we chatted with our professors and everyone gushed over how great everyone else was. It got mushy and corny (that could have been because there was alcohol at the party. For real. The professors handed out glasses of a champagne type deal to every student. They literally made sure everyone had a glass of the drink in their hands. Oh life in Asturias). The party was fun and the food was delicious. Going to school at the University of Oviedo for 3 months was like a vacation, a very culturally diverse vacation.
I still have places to go, people to see (more like goodbyes to say), and things to do. I have one day left in this incredible city and I'm going to make the very best of it. Wish me luck.
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