The day has finally come to say goodbye to the Czech Republic. The country and its capital, Prague, became our home for a month and opened its arms to this bunch of Americans to learn, explore and create friendships. This last day started unassumingly, like any other, with some of us traveling into the city for lunch or to buy last-minute souvenirs. Then, in the late afternoon, the whole OSU class and our Missouri friends gathered together for our farewell dinner and graduation ceremony. We toasted “Na zdravi” with Becherovka after some touching speeches by our faculty and staff, then received diplomas as a commemoration of the hard work accomplished over the last month. During dinner we shared memories of our trip and honored our Czech buddies who helped us along the way, then we headed back to our hotel to prepare for the evening’s boat cruise on the Vltava River.
That night, we dressed up and headed into Prague as a group for the last time, down to the riverbank and onto a massive boat that would be taking us up and down the river as we danced and joked and enjoyed the stunning views of the city. It was the perfect way to end the trip-all of us together with our new Czech friends celebrating our time abroad and our new relationships that will last for years to come.
Na Shledanou Praha! We will miss you!
