Today I had my marine biology final in the afternoon, which means that I am officially finished with school at USP. It hasn't been reasonable, and it hasn't been easy to get simple things done, but I'm glad that I've experienced it so that now I can really appreciate how things work back at home.
A few of us went out to a last dinner at the Copper Chimney (our favorite Indian restaurant across the street from the university) to celebrate. A couple of the girls had a whole bunch of leftover lotions (sunscreen, cocoa butter, aloe vera, etc.) so we did the logical thing: we carpeted the floor of a living room in mattresses and had a lotion wrestling tournament for all of the girls.
All of us after we were finished. Cliff's in the front because it was his birthday. We made a bracket and went all the way to a championship round - we took this very seriously. It was one of the funniest things we've done as a "we're bored and don't feel like doing work" thing. Everyone was really energetic and had a great time, so it was a great success. Plus, no one got injured, which is an improvement over one of our last trips. I faced Natalie in the first round and got knocked out, in part because I had done a sprint workout before eating a ton of Indian food, but mostly because she was surprisingly scrappy. She was the eventual runner up so I'm proud to have lost to such a fine competitor.
I went back and showered, then began packing for home. It still doesn't feel real - I kind of think that we're just packing up for another fun weekend trip, except this time we're going home. I'm having trouble with this. I ended up pulling my mattress out into the living room and falling asleep snuggling with Kirsten and Nichole while watching the Portugal vs North Korea game (I passed out after the first 5 goals). Tomorrow will be spent doing last minute souvenir shopping, finishing packing, and soaking up as much of my last day in Suva with my friends as possible.
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