a tout a l'heure, mat

6 june 2010

dear mat,
it was magic to have your presence here with us this semester. i am  not going to lament on your leaving, because i am certain we'll get to meet up again shortly. you are a lovely girl, and a very caring friend. so many nice things we managed to do together in the not so long time you spent here. the alice film and the flamenco dance and the shakespeare play were all highlights of out time together. i was so glad that you took my friends as your own friends so easily. my heart is sad, but i know that you have many other important deeds to accomplish back home in brussels. really, hope to see you again soon.

please say hello to big joaquim, your man, and to lili, your cutie little niece. i will never forget our conversation about life and how we relate to people who are important to us. thanks a lot for opening up about you and for listening to my lament on 'stuff' :-) i do hold that talk of ours precious. life can be so challenging at times, huh. but never forget i am here for you, my wonderful friend. i am dreaming of coming to visit you sometime in the near future. love you, kalina.

please don't go, mat

4 june 2010

we went to 'the crown inn' today as one of the many farewell get togethers Mathilde had been attending in the last days. what a marathon. the crown inn is on of those pubs which are always crowded no matter the day. but we were lucky to find a good table and have a good time and chat. mat came by a little later because she had another farewell party at the common park with our flatmates. i couldn't come to this one because i was a the office. mat went to both. so many hugs and nice words of friendship, accomplishment, longing, and life. nice mat is friends with just about everybody. there is youth, joy, dreams, and life in her. May God keep you strong and adorable, Mat. always.
we= agota (hungary), diana (rumania), me (brazil), mat - mathilde (belgium), and karla (brazil)

note: 'the crown inn' is this nice and always crowded pub close to uni; actually strategically located between the avenue and the highfield campuses. it is never easy to find a table there if you don't make a reservation, particularly on a friday, i think. we were lucky to walk there and get a nice table for us. we stayed there until nearly midnight. agota walked back home with diana because they are house mates. mat, karla, and i walked back home together, not through the forest this time of day, because it is not safe when there is no daylight, bt we felt quite safe to walk home. again, i love to think i walk a lot here. i has never imagined i would walk so many places and so often and be so happy about it in my life. it does help happy a good night sleep. mat and i are flatmates. karla is visiting uni to decide whether she'll come to study her master's degree here or somewhere else. it just feels so safe and convenient to be in the office and after office hours walks a couple of blocks to reach a cozy, typical english pub, where we can sit, eat, drink, and chat away. . . cheers!