this morning i am sitting at mcdonald's, along with a handful of retired old men talking about the Twins, waiting for my car to get fixed and trying to catch up on belated emails. today is the last day i have of freedom, my last day as a garfield... i will actually have to stay awake for at least ten hours a day from here on out. tomorrow i start my new job. to be honest, i am really nervous... mostly nervous that i won't like it. yesterday i moved back to minneapolis, more or less officially, and with the move came a host of doubts that i wasn't anticipating. i've realized how many friends i've lost over the last couple of years and how many people my age are married, engaged or pregnant. i miss my friends in kosice who all had mild to severe cases of Peter Pan syndrome.
until next time.
xoxo
13.2.12
4.2.12
high time for an update
as the title suggests, it has been too long since i've written. now i'm home in minnesota, and keeping a blog seems to be the definition of narcissism. however, i hope that my life will continue to hold surprises and adventures which are worth sharing with those i love.
a quick update on my last month in slovakia: it was HARD! it was so hard to say goodbye, and so hard to come to terms with the fact that i might not see some of these people ever again. to be honest, it is still really hard when i start entering those memories. i had a nice lunch with my colleagues from the school (at a great restaurant!), i had a nice dinner with my friend vesna, i had sweet goodbyes from my students... so many wonderful things.
valerie's boyfriend and friend came to visit for the last weekend. the week prior, valerie had told me that on saturday night her boyfriend had a big surprise planned for us. we kept trying to guess what it might be... honestly, i thought it would just be a nice dinner. that day, i went to my friends veronika and attila's flat because veronika, who is an artist, wanted to draw a portrait of me as a going-away gift. it was such a wonderful afternoon. even my friend, silvia, came over to keep us company. it was around 7:00 and i knew that i had to be back at my flat around 7:30 because valerie's boyfriend's big surprise was at 8:00... and he wanted us there at 7:30. i told my friends that i had to go, but they told me to wait for them because they were going to walk to the city to the KEKS office... so they could accompany me for part of the journey. we finally left AT 7:30, and i was a bit panicked because i knew i would be late. finally my friends and i parted ways, and i ran to the flat! when i entered, our door was locked and my key wouldn't open it (there was another key stuck in the lock). so i knocked and val's boyfriend opened the door. immediately something felt strange... so i asked where val was. he told me she was in the other room, so i opened the door and walked in to see ALLLL of my friends there waiting!! it was a big surprise party organized by Valerie!! of course, a couple of minutes later my friends veronika, attila and silvia joined as well (the portrait was just a ploy!). it was the most surprising surprise. i didn't even suspect it! a great, great gift.
leaving, as i mentioned earlier, was hard. the evening before i had a wonderful last-night with valerie and our friend, matej. we went to burekas and our favorite bar, tarantino. it was so good and so hard. then valerie and i spent the last hours dancing in the kitchen. the memory bring tears to my eyes because it was so much fun. finally, my friends olivier and antonio came to take me to the shuttle to budapest... wow. what hard goodbyes.
the journey home was the longest and worst ever. mostly because i was totally exhausted (i didn't sleep for something like 48 hours) and sitting next to smelly old women and crying babies. but finally, after arriving home, i slept like a rock. and the saturday after my arrival, i went to willmar where my friend, eva, was surprised by a proposal. it was wonderful to see her and her fiance and to congratulate them on their engagement in person!
and looking forward... i start working in about a week! i'm so thankful to have a job waiting for me. now i'm just looking for a place to live (wish me luck!)
until next time!
a quick update on my last month in slovakia: it was HARD! it was so hard to say goodbye, and so hard to come to terms with the fact that i might not see some of these people ever again. to be honest, it is still really hard when i start entering those memories. i had a nice lunch with my colleagues from the school (at a great restaurant!), i had a nice dinner with my friend vesna, i had sweet goodbyes from my students... so many wonderful things.
valerie's boyfriend and friend came to visit for the last weekend. the week prior, valerie had told me that on saturday night her boyfriend had a big surprise planned for us. we kept trying to guess what it might be... honestly, i thought it would just be a nice dinner. that day, i went to my friends veronika and attila's flat because veronika, who is an artist, wanted to draw a portrait of me as a going-away gift. it was such a wonderful afternoon. even my friend, silvia, came over to keep us company. it was around 7:00 and i knew that i had to be back at my flat around 7:30 because valerie's boyfriend's big surprise was at 8:00... and he wanted us there at 7:30. i told my friends that i had to go, but they told me to wait for them because they were going to walk to the city to the KEKS office... so they could accompany me for part of the journey. we finally left AT 7:30, and i was a bit panicked because i knew i would be late. finally my friends and i parted ways, and i ran to the flat! when i entered, our door was locked and my key wouldn't open it (there was another key stuck in the lock). so i knocked and val's boyfriend opened the door. immediately something felt strange... so i asked where val was. he told me she was in the other room, so i opened the door and walked in to see ALLLL of my friends there waiting!! it was a big surprise party organized by Valerie!! of course, a couple of minutes later my friends veronika, attila and silvia joined as well (the portrait was just a ploy!). it was the most surprising surprise. i didn't even suspect it! a great, great gift.
leaving, as i mentioned earlier, was hard. the evening before i had a wonderful last-night with valerie and our friend, matej. we went to burekas and our favorite bar, tarantino. it was so good and so hard. then valerie and i spent the last hours dancing in the kitchen. the memory bring tears to my eyes because it was so much fun. finally, my friends olivier and antonio came to take me to the shuttle to budapest... wow. what hard goodbyes.
the journey home was the longest and worst ever. mostly because i was totally exhausted (i didn't sleep for something like 48 hours) and sitting next to smelly old women and crying babies. but finally, after arriving home, i slept like a rock. and the saturday after my arrival, i went to willmar where my friend, eva, was surprised by a proposal. it was wonderful to see her and her fiance and to congratulate them on their engagement in person!
and looking forward... i start working in about a week! i'm so thankful to have a job waiting for me. now i'm just looking for a place to live (wish me luck!)
until next time!
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