Helsinki
by MeL on November 29, 2008

The end is near.
After coming back from Helsinki, I checked my mail and saw a slew of emails on procedures about returning my keys, my end-of-exchange reports, study abroad reports and refunding of deposit.
And as I hunt through the stacks of documents in my drawer trying to find my banking details, I see the Kalas brochure, the LiU survival guide, the ESN folders, the exchange student checklist etc. It feels strange. It seems not too long ago that I always have the map of Linköping with me all the time. It feels not too long ago that I was trying to fit into this whole new world that seems so far away from home.
That’s the end?
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It was the biggest group tour so far. My first with many of them and my last group tour too.
12 of us (Hansil, Mijung, Sungyun, Yunman, Eunseon, Souhei, Shaun, Alex and his 3 friends) went to Helsinki, Finland via a luxurious cruise from Stockholm.
It was funny, it was fun.
Standing on the deck, with the sea breeze caressing the face, and with the right music at the right time, it was the closest to heaven.
It was a time when thoughts went on a rapid rhythm of rewind and fastforward, about yesterday, today and tomorrow. Many questions found its answers that day. It’s as if the hallowing sound of the wind were the little whisperings from God.
I wish I had found the pause button that day.
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