a bon voyage

last night the Palacio played host to a gathering to bid devlin a bon voyage. we stayed at the palacio until about 11:00 pm, then continued the fiesta around the corner at grace o'malley's. for the real party-people, the night continued at the wabash crapper until 3:00 am, and finally at the sisters wojcik flat. for me, the night ended as today began; yes, i celebrated devlin's last night out with style!

today, after sleeping the last few hours of the morning and into the afternoon, i went to adam and teresa's house with the palacio boys, olga, eva and two of devlin's friends. we ate some of devlin's famous shrimp spaghetti, drank wine, coffee, and beer, and savoured some great conversation and friendship.

a few moments ago, chris and i dropped devlin off at medellin. so now, three have become two in the palacio. the three of us really have had a great two and a half years. we have become great friends as well as flatmates.

by this time tomorrow, devlin will be approaching the iberian peninsula. to be honest, it is easy to forget how i will miss him because i continue to focus on the greatness of his venture. he will circle the earth, he will satisfy his curiosity, he is doing what most people only talk about doing.

on 27-march i'll be meeting devlin in roma with two other friends. that will be the official send-off, not to mention a chance to see one of the world's great cities with some good friends. until rome, it will not entirely sink in that devlin will be gone for eight months.

nonetheless, this weekend's highlight was wishing devlin a bon voyage.