A smaller group of us went to Mango Bay on Wednesday, and were joined by the rest of our group for dinner. During the day, we spent a lot of time laying on the beach, and got to go snorkeling right off the beach (I saw 3 white tipped reef sharks and lots of other colorful fish, but unfortunately the strong current threw us down the beach so we had to get out of the water and hike back). That night the girls surprised Eli with a birthday cake and got everyone to make a big embarassing spectacle of it. We had a long dinner and joked around a lot, but then I had to say goodbye to the group that wasn't going to Nadi with us (they were flying out of Suva rather than Nadi). That was painful. I think that studying abroad is so strange - you meet a group of complete strangers, in an entirely new place, and spend every minute of everyday living with them so you grow to love each other and then all of a sudden you split up and probably won't see each other again. I love the American and Australian friends that I've made here, but I doubt I'll see them again unless anyone comes up to Boston. I made a lot of local friends in class who were very helpful and sweet, and they don't have facebook or any way to keep in touch with them so I will leave without saying goodbye to them. It's a very strange way to meet and then have to say goodbye to people, I think.
Hammock in front of the sunset by Mango Bay. This was our last night on a legitimate beach in Fiji. I'm sure that I will never be able to go to most beaches and feel impressed in any way shape or form, since the last few months we've been completely spoiled by Fijian beaches.
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