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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Two Duke students planned to spend their Christmas vacation in Fayetteville, North Carolina, but accidentally ended up in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

WNCN reported that Duke freshmen Cassie Yuan and Florence Tesha had a friend book them plane tickets to Fayetteville.

But instead of Cumberland County, they ended up in the Fayetteville about a thousand miles away.

The students weren’t disappointed though, and decided to spend three weeks in Arkansas.

“The people, the place, the food, I just love it so much,” said Tesha, according to Arkansasmarrers.com. “We just like adventure, both of us, and we were just ready for it. We said if not Arkansas now, then it will be Arkansas never, so let’s go for it.”

Cassie is from China and Florence is from Tanzania, so neither one could fly home for the holidays.

The friends said Fayetteville, Arkansas has been welcoming and generous. The hotel manager where they’re staying at gave them a discounted rate and an antique store invited them for dinner.

Read more: WNCN and Arkansasmarrers.com