Monday, 14 July 2008
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When I left for Romania and Peace Corps, I'd been packed to go a solid week before leaving. It is now less than 24 hours before I start my long journey back home, and I'm not packed at all. And I'm blogging instead.
I am drinking coffee however. And for whatever reason, I'm in the mood for an all nighter. So, I'll put all my valuables into 2 bags and call it a night...day...whatever time I finish.
Saying goodbye is so hard. Sometimes I try to philosophize myself out of it and convince myself that "good"bye can't be all bad. Maybe it's not, but it's certainly not all good either.
What helps me though is thinking of all the good times. Lately that's where I've been trying to steer my conversations and thoughts .."remember the time when....". Its kind of fabulous to do so because then the other person remembers things too, and you end up laughing a lot.
Last weekend I had a bbq at my place. Pretty good turnout and I think I got all of the existing traditional cultural memorabilia in my city as gifts from the Romanians in attendance. Such beautiful things. I'm having them shipped to me, so in 3-6 months (boat is the only affordable option for me right now) I'll get to relive my days in this region. I spread it all out on my bed today and got this overwhelming feeling of.... love and appreciation and joy. I've been so emotional lately that sometimes I start crying... but anymore I don't know if they are tears of saddness to leave, or tears of happiness that I've had a good 2 years.
Here are some pictures.
Here are American buddies at a BBQ the night before. The people that own the shop outside of the apt saw us and turned on the radio in his car for us to dance to.
All the sitemates:
Mmm...waiting for delicious meat:
No Romanian bbq is complete without 2 liter plastic bottles of beer.
Receiving presents is always a good thing too:
I've collected quite a few balloons over my 2 years here. We made good use of them.
There was lots of silliness had by all:
Like posing for what would be the cover of an awesome 80s cassette tape (note the shoulder pads)......
Over the past few days, I've been on many a juice date. Here are some collegues from work and I. I suggested making a funny face...but I guess I was the only one who took the request seriously
Well, I'm not sure when I'll post next. I can't wait to see everyone Stateside. I can't wait to get life updates and hang out with everyone. Life has been very good to me. I can't wait to see you all!
Ok, now it's time to actually pack.
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