Today I woke up to Krispy Crème Doughnuts and Coffee! We all woke up a little late as everyone was munching on breakfast. We all walked to Herty to complete our last survey.
As I walked into Herty I was surprised with a birthday song and board. I had totally forgotten it was my birthday! I never realized how awkward having happy birthday sung to you is…
We downloaded all our hard work from the SSP laptops and took pictures with our precious child (our PAPER!)
Back at Bell everyone began to pack up their things. Kal, the last to pack, dragged out all his clothes into the hallway to pack while next to everyone, sitting out singing songs.
Later in the afternoon everyone got ready together for final day photos. And after a series of fit check pictures we all walked out together in style.
Group photo, silly photos, but amidst taking the regional photos it started to pour. Rainy day pictures!
Unsurprisingly, during our last supper, everyone sprung into a happy birthday song yet again.
On our way to the closing guest speaker, the worst news was delivered to us. Gwanpil would be leaving in less than 30 minutes, as we said our last goodbyes and gave final group hugs, tears rolled down our faces.
“Till next time pebble boy”
After the guest speaker the TAs surprised us with PAPER PLATE AWARDS! “Muscles and Microphones” “Most attentive” “Programmer Moyen” “Snazzy Jazzy”
The rest of the night we spent singing songs and reminiscing about the early SSP experience. As expected everyone cried, as we would all be leaving the bonds we made over the past 5 weeks. I think I might have cried the most. As the clock ticked by we counted down to our last SSP sunrise. 🌅
-Lauren
