Company

I've spent the entire night trying to curb my emotions. I think I pulled it off, but I might let loose in this description. Apologies in advance.

The summer scholarship is coming to an end, and tomorrow, two of our number are going home and back to their ordinary lives. I'm going to miss them both immensely.

Tonight, we went out to dinner and then to dessert as a final evening together. It was a large crowd - twelve people - but it felt comfortable and friendly. The people in this photograph are probably my favourite people in the programme, and certainly some of the most wonderful people I've met in a long, long time.

What kind of unsettles me is how quickly and comfortably we fell into friendships. I've known these people for a cumulative total of about eight weeks, so it would have been wholly inappropriate for me to express exactly how much I adore them, and how much I'm going to miss them all. Still, I can't change how I feel - I adore them and I'm going to miss them.

We had dinner at Cocorea (a Korean restaurant), and then headed to KoKo Black for dessert. Four hours of effortless conversation and constant laughter. My idea of a great night out is good food with good company.

I had difficulty choosing a photo for this evening's blip, but ultimately settled on this one because it's exactly what I want to remember about this day.

I'm going to stop gushing now.