As my final week in Oxford arrived, so did final exams and many goodbyes. As i sit writing this at the beach in Alabama I think back to the past months and how quickly they have went by and how amazing my time has been.
The last week of term saw the entire student population of Ole Miss study hard as finals where all that we had left to get through before our summer would begin. Alot of students had 6 or more finals but luckily for myself and Sarah we only had two during finals week, and one we had taken the week before. The final we took early was simply 30 multiple choice questions which was fairly straight forward. Another one was a multiple choice paper made up of questions from old multiple choice tests we had taken earlier in the semester. Thankfully we had been given our old papers to study off so the questions where oddly familiar!
Our third final was an online multiple choice test which I was able to take from the comfort of my own home, yet this still turned out to be the most difficult test, with strangely worded questions and some questions that you thought there could have been more than one answer too! However all three tests where relatively problem free, and I was extremely happy come 5 o’clock Tuesday when all my finals where complete.
The rest of the week was spent relaxing by the pool and spending time with friends before we all had to go our separate ways. I also had to start packing up my room into two suitcases, which was incredibly difficult! Leaving my room in University Trials was really odd, as this had become my home for the past four months and a lot of good memories surround this campus.
The goodbyes started on Friday morning as Sarah left with her boyfriend Darren to return to Northern Ireland. Even though I knew I would see her sooner than the rest of my friends I had to leave I was still slightly teary eyed.
The rest of my friends left at various stages over the weekend to start their travelling, or too return to their home countries or towns. I knew this weekend was never going to be easy but it really is horrible having to say goodbye to people who have been part of your life for so long! Some of them I may never see again, and some I know I will, but its safe to say that I have definitely made some life long friends during my time at Oxford
I am currently at my friend Ava’s beach house in Alabama where I will stay for a while before I do a bit more travelling and the take the long journey back home. It will be lovely to see my family and friends again however I am truly gutted that my time here has ended to quickly ad I wound advise EVERYONE to experience study abroad at some stage in their lives. You learn so much, meet so many amazing people and have some incredibly memorable experiences.
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