It has been sad to say goodbye to everyone at San Raffaele - and with the Easter holiday, there were goodbyes spread out all week as people left early. The feeling of "leaving a place that feels like home and saying goodbye to everyone" is very familiar. However, I am confident that I will return to Italy in the future - and hopefully see many people again! There is a fall conference in October (in Naples) that I hope to attend, and I hope that I can return to San Raffaele next summer and during my post-tenure sabbatical.
Beyond the knowledge that I can come back, I've also cheered myself up by thinking about India and eating a mango. I'm almost done with packing (at least, what I can do now), so I plan to walk around the city tonight and see the Duomo one last time.
Beyond the knowledge that I can come back, I've also cheered myself up by thinking about India and eating a mango. I'm almost done with packing (at least, what I can do now), so I plan to walk around the city tonight and see the Duomo one last time.
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| San Raffaele has a small zoo, with monkeys. I learned this on my penultimate day! |
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