Classmates

As my classmates and I are sprinting into the last month of classes and finals, I am reminded how fantastic my classmates have been to me. For the whole semester, I have been able to ask them questions, listen to their advise, and smile every time they call me "gringuita" ("little gringa"). Students here are less competitive here amongst each other and are always willing to help each other out and offer suggestions. I really enjoy being around them and studying with them.

A couple days ago, I bumped into one of my fellow students in the library. (You know it's finals time when you bump into every student you know in the library.) I asked her about one of the dates for finals and she looked at me, smiled, and told me to wait a second. She then proceed to make me a complete schedule with the dates for all of our final project and final exams. She color coded it for me and explained the whole thing to me. I couldn't help but smile. After thanking her profusely, she smiled at me and added two more thing to the schedule- a smiley face and the word "Luck!". She already put a smile on my face and now we are all hoping for "Luck!" in the weeks to come.