Living with the French - on exchange in Nice by Timo Virtanen

The beginning of the end

Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at 10:26 | categories: People, School

For most of the exchange students this is the last week of school. I had my final exam yesterday, some still have exams on Friday and Monday. The 3,5 months of school seem to have gone by in a breeze and it’s strange that it’s over so soon.

In the evening we had a goodbye party at the beach, one with many to follow, and it’s slowly starting to strike everyone–most of us are probably never going to see each other again. People are hoarding memories as much as they can by asking people to fill in their scrap books and by taking ridiculous amounts of photos.

The life of an exchange student is actually pretty miserable. First you’re sad because you don’t know anyone, and in the end you’re sad because you know everyone and have to leave. It’s the time in between, though, that matters. And that has been pretty awesome.

Taking an Asian picture of the ones leaving

The Yes Men

Girls playing with the sand

Writing on the scrap books

Who is this dude and why is he always making that random face?

Girls and the beach

Group photo

P.S. Since some of my friends are playing war with the Finnish army somewhere in a forest, for solidarity’s sake I’m also going to spend time in the nature. Sure, it’s mostly going to be on the beach, but hey, it’s the thought that counts, right?