I did not want to write this. And I am sure I speak on behalf of my other graduating team members, Ango and Sarah, when I say that we did not wish to say goodbye, to bid farewell to the wonderful people that we have come to know. I still can not believe that we have spent three years in Mercator College. Three wonderful years, three unforgettable years, and this article signifies that this time is coming to an end. I still do not want to write this. But I have to.

I joined the team in the beginning of my second year at Mercator. Ango, Sarah and Misha joined us last year. Working in the college team has been an amazing experience, we have enjoyed every moment and we will cherish each memory. Even though Misha was only in the team for one semester, but his pretense of grumpiness and his honest willingness to get the job done left an indelible mark on the team. We have thoroughly enjoyed working as a part of this great team. Be it the Cheer Ups or the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, the Vernissage or the  Italian night, the St. Nicholas Surprise or the College Spirit days, we have had an amazing time organizing these events. Hectic it might have been (who am I kidding - it was hectic!) it was certainly fun to be at the center of all these events, ensuring that everyone enjoys themselves during the events. And the biggest reward - someone just saying thanks, that was always enough. Even the simple task of helping someone print, scan or copy a simple document was not as trivial it seemed. Deadlines at Jacobs (I still want to say IUB) are quite strict and we students tend to do the work at the last minute - no surprise then that printing as fast as possible at 13:55 so that the work can be turned in at 14:00 is damn important. But I am reminiscing at length here, this was not meant to be a showcase of our memories in this college, this was supposed to be a message from us leaving the team to the ones that continue and to the ones who have joined the team now. So, here goes.

Dear Eva, Swetha, Abhinav, Pareezad, Mihaela, Billy and Alex; we wish you all the best. We wish that you carry on (and improve upon) the good work that we have (hopefully) managed to do during our time in the college office. Allow me to say something. When you guys gave your interviews for the college office job, I am sure you were all asked to describe what the Mercator Spirit is (well, we three for sure were). What is this unknown beast that we all know and yet cannot describe? Let me give you our interpretation of this conundrum. This spirit comes from you guys, you are the ones who are responsible for it. It is the atmosphere that you, as the new college office team, would create at the cheer ups and the various other college events that would define the Mercator College Spirit. The job that we had (and now you have) is to ensure that this environment around the college office only changes for the better. Simple and stupid it may sound, but if someone can ask you for a light bulb from the college office as you are walking by it (and the office is closed) then you know that you are doing your job well. We are going to miss you, we had the opportunity to work with some of you for a long period of time (Eva, Swetha and Abhinav - you guys rock! :) ), those who joined later (as our replacements) we haven't had the chance to work with but we know you (Pareezad, Mihaela, Billy and Alex) will rock as well.
And again I am going on and on, despite the fact that I did not want to do this, and I still do not. But this is how change really happens, It is like a relay race, and we're very conscious of that. Our job really is just to do our part of the race, and then we pass it on, someone picks it up and keeps going. Keep going, guys, keep going.

Lovingly yours
Ango, Sarah, Rahul and Misha