Today I had my last meeting with Paula for the semester! It was crazy how fast the semester flew by. She showed me her Christmas decorations that she had done for her house and her front yard and the beautiful white Christmas tree she was planning to decorate this afternoon. She told me her husband and her decided to fly to Hawaii after December 21st because she was afraid there would be a crazy person who wanted to take all the planes out of the sky or something that day (and I don't blame her!), so they are going just for New Year's. She was pretty excited to be done with classes and was anxious to get her final tests over with. She asked me what my plans were and I told her I was just ready to go home and sleep for a few days and not have to wake up early anymore.
Here Paula also told me yesterday she was feeling very down and sad because she began feeling a little homesick, but that by the end of the day she was ready to change her attitude and have a better day today. She was pretty cheery today so obviously it worked, and I really admire her for her positive attitude about everything! We talked a little more over dessert and promised we would stay in contact next semester because we both really enjoy our weekly talks. I told her about how we had to do presentations for class about what we've learned this semester and said that I was grateful to learn more about Columbia. Our meeting had to be cut a little shorter once again because of a group meeting, but we will be texting soon to meet up either during finals or after break! We also tried to find each other on Facebook but had difficulty because we had no mutual friends, so hopefully we can work that out soon.
Overall I've really enjoyed my talks with Paula. They have been eye opening and it's been a pleasure to talk to someone who is a little older and more mature than me but still someone I can see as a friend rather than the traditional adult figure.
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