Goodbyes

Saying goodbye really sucks. It's better when you know you will see the people again, but you still know that things will never really be the same as they are in the moment, with the same people, and the specific place.

Last night we took Lulu to the train station and our goodbye was like a scene out of a movie. Lulu put her suitcase on the train and was coming out to the platform to say goodbye to us when the conductor walked by and slammed the train door shut before she could say anything. Our last view of Lulu was through the window on the train door and her crying with her hand on the window while the rest of just kind of stood there screaming "I love you Lulu!" and lamenting that our chance at a lovely goodbye had been so rudely taken from us by the bitchy train lady. As the train rolled away I turned to one of the boys and just said, "I didn't even get to hug her goodbye!" and started to tear up.

The only happy part to this sad story is that I will go visit Lulu in Paris before leaving Europe so atleast I have that to take solace in.

It's also my last day of work today. They had a little party for me with champagne and presents and I gave them maple cookies. Everyone lined up to say thanks and bye to me and I started to cry before getting through even half of the people. I am becoming such a sap in my old age. I never thought I would be so sad to say bye to Ostrava. But fortunately, I will come back!

I am leaving tomorrow morning to Prague and then flying to Finland on Thursday, so I probably won't update this until I get back in January. So....MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!