Little notes, big impact

Today as I was grading final exams, I stumbled upon this little note from one of my students.  Immediately tears came to my eyes.

He is moving to Spain next year, so although we haven't really discussed it, we are going through similar things.  Moving to a new country, trying to learning spanish before we go, parting with possessions that we have become accustomed to, and saying goodbye to friends and family - these are all challenges we are both facing. I've been thinking about him and praying for a smooth transition for him and his family for months now. So when I found this note, with an awesome drawing and the "close enough :)" I realized that we really are so similar right now.  It's hard saying goodbye to family and friends, students and faculty,  and think about all of the things that you are doing for the last time here with these people - but I think we are ready for our new adventure.  So holding fast to the memories we've made, we are close enough that the distance can't make us forget that we will always have shared this little infinity together. (Yes, this is to you, my beautiful students that love The Fault in Our Stars).  We truly are "close enough :)".