End of Erasmus

So, it finally happened. On the Saturday 30th of June 2007, I caught a plane back to England, marking the end of my Erasmus placement at the University of Cantabria. A sad day that I really hoped would not come, but as they say: all good things come to an end.

My final exam was an oral presentation in Spanish explaining my thesis. After this finished, I wandered over to the International Relations Office to get my form signed confirming I had been a student there all year. After, I dumped my stuff at home and made straight for the Segunda Playa de Sardinero to enjoy the excellent 27 degrees and blazing sunshine. Nothing like a cheeky bit of after-exams sunny beach Pimm's! No wonder I'm such a happy chappy in the photo!

The my final night in Santander involved the classix rendez-vous in the main Plaza before heading out to BNS, a club literally on the beach front (Primera Playa de Sardinero). There we enjoyed the delights of both a beach party (complete with guitars in addition to multi-lingual crooning and multi-national banter) and the nightclub itself. It was a fantastic night and my flatmate, his brother and I stayed on the beach, singing and playing the guitar until sunrise, with the company of a random Spanish group who were a very appreciative audience!

So after (eventually) arriving back at the flat at 10am, we embarked on a marathon 4 hour cleaning session still devoid of any repose at all! When the landlady finally came to collect the keys, all three members of the flat (and the brother of one) said our final goodbyes and then I made my way to the airport. Here's a funny photo of us in our kitchen at about 10.30am during the clean and final goodbyes:


I am going to miss all the people I met there massively, especially my two flatmates, you boys are top dollar! All the best to all the people who were graced with the joy of my presence over the year and thanks for helping make it the best year of my life so far!