are other people at hugging?

at the UVA 1L reception in the spring, i felt that i wanted to hug the recruiting coordinator, but i thought i would never again work in a place where hugging was appropriate. altho that's silly. but it seems that in the last couple of days, hugging has become the appropriate means of saying farewell to female associates. i still feel a bit awkward with it, but i like hugs! so maybe this is a good sign on the whole.