May 17th, 2014

So today I had to say my first goodbye of the semester. My friend Emil from Sweden had to return home today after his first semester here in Liege. So last night, Camille, Franny and I went out and celebrated with him his last night here.

We had no-bake chocolate coconut cookies (a Swedish recipe), they tasted almost like mom's Haystacks. Then it was off to the city centre to Le Carre for some bar and club time. We met up with some of Emil's friends and all decided to go on Jams which is a dance club on a boat. No word of a lie! This is a dance club:

It was so much fun, I had this fruit punch stuff (it was a lot stronger than I thought), and we all danced the night away. After the boat, we went back to Le Carre to L'Orange Givree, had some more drinks, then to Bar Carlsberg for more drinks and dancing. By then it was two thirty in the morning so I gave Emil a big hug, told him to let me know when his train was in the morning, and I went back to my apartment.

Today I met up with Emil and Camille at the train station. When we got here, we were all given these red tote bags that say "Mon Erasmus a Liege" (My Erasmus in Liege) so I decided that I want all my new friends so sign it, so I made sure I got Emil to before he left. It was very emotional and tear-filled. It's always hard saying goodbye, especially when you know its the first of many. Before he left, Emil gave me one of his Swedish coins, 5 crowns, for my coin collection, and made me promise to visit him in Stockholm. After Emil's train left, Camille and I went back to the centre to get ice cream before I returned home to finish my paper. Overall, a very sad day.