Not 'Goodbye,' but 'See You Later'

The time has come and I can hardly believe it. Nearly half of my year in London is over. It's crazy how insanely fast these past 5 months have passed. In such a short amount of time I have made unforgettable, amazing friends. As the semester officially comes to a close, one good friend must say 'see you later' to Roehampton and to all of us, at least for a little while. Pepijn is the provider of constant amusement in my life; and when I am old and striped with laugh lines, I know that some of them will trace back to him. I don't want this to sound like a eulogy or something. He's not dying or anything like that, he's just going back to Holland. It's just a short (and cheap!) flight away, by no means an insurmountable distance. And, Skype and Facebook and the portion of my student loan dedicated to travel will keep us together forever! I absolutely LOVED Amsterdam, so I feel compelled to see the rest of the Netherlands. Pepijn, I hope you know that whenever I visit the North of Holland I will be surfing your couch and you will be my personal tour guide. (Of course, you are more than welcome to surf my floor whenever you hear London calling.) Thanks for bringing sunshine to our little spot of London, smiles to my face, and happiness to my heart. Thanks for teaching me useful (and inappropriate) Dutch phrases (Kringspier musketier! Anaal rider van de ronde tafel!). See you in April. Kusjes en knuffels!