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So long, Sagista Eileen
How to say goodbye?
After two joyful years of serving the Case community coffee and smiles, the time has come for me to embrace a new adventure. Starting this Fall semester, I will be attending Lund University in Sweden for a Master's Program of Language and Linguistics, specializing in German.
My last day here is fast approaching (July 31st!), and any kind of end generally brings a bout of reflection and a slew of various emotions. I must first say how very thankful I am for the cafe's wonderful customers with whom I've been lucky enough to share stories, views, nuggets of knowledge, and compassionate moments. There are a great number of people I've encountered at the university that have inspired me, both personally as well as professionally, to keep on with my love of languages and passion for an international sense of community. These two years of cafe management have provided me with invaluable experience, for which I must especially thank Ken Klika, Vera Tobin, and Rebecca Kaaikaula for all their guidance. Suffice it to say that I will walk away from the SAGES Cafe with numerous wonderful memories and a forever fond recollection of my time working here.
Should anyone wish to keep in touch, I will keep up with my email at ekelbach@yahoo.com and also be chronicling my experiences abroad in a new blog.
With this, I leave the cafe in the very capable hands of our good Sagista Melissa and our excellent student staff. And with a huge, sincerely heartfelt THANK YOU, I wish all my customers and coworkers the best in all their own endeavors just as I am continuing onward with mine.
-Eileen Kelbach
(Soon-to-be-Former) Chief SAGES Coordinator
(Melissa on the left, Eileen on the right)
