The End

What an amazing trip this was. And we ended it on a great note! On Sunday, we spent the day at the Feast of Santa Catarina in Orroli. We arrived at the country church where the procession would be starting from. We arrived and checked out the inside of the church and then were immediately given refreshments thanks to the great hospitality of everyone there.

From there, because it was going to take a little while for the procession to make its way to its final destination, we made a stop at a nearby Nuraghe structure. We did not have tickets so we couldn't go inside, but we did admire it from afar. 

From there, we headed to Orroli to enjoy the festivities. We spent a while hanging around the town enjoying the nice weather and waiting for the procession to arrive. Then the procession came with cookies being tossed from the tops of tractors and many many people in traditional clothing leading the way. We followed the Saint to her final stop at the church down the road and then came back to the center of town and took a few of the braver of us took part in some of the traditional dancing. 

The next day, Monday, everyone had the morning to finish up their final projects. Then on Monday afternoon all three groups gave their final presentations. One group designed a landfill, one designed a waste to energy facility and one designed composting and anaerobic digestion. All three groups did a really great job. After that we all had a couple hours before dinner for packing and last minute shopping.

We had a great final dinner that night at 8:30 with delicious food, the announcement of superlatives and the most enthusiastic musician any of us had ever seen. It was a great wrap up to an amazing trip.

And the next morning everyone sadly parted ways, some heading back home and some on to more adventures in Europe.

Thanks to everyone who read this blog. It was such a wonderful trip that I felt so privelaged to be a part of. I can't believe that being the TA is an actual job for how great it was. Thank you so much to Annalisa, you really made this trip a once in a lifetime kind of experience. Thank you to everyone in the class for being so fun and amazing. Thank you to the island of Sardinia for truly feeling like a home for the last month. I couldn't have asked for a better way to finish my college career. And now off to more adventures!