
My dear friends,
I was watching a movie. It talked about friends from different countries living together in an apartment in Barcelona. And..it reminded me of all of you. I looked back in my memories and I can’t believe it was so long time ago. Some years already passed away, and I still remember everything.
I arrived on August 15th , and I met u first, Wendy. I still see you opening the door of our room and I also can see myself asking you to come down to smoke with me. It was my first day in USA and I was wondering how it could be to stay there. The first impact was good: an Irish girl as suitemate! Do u remember Wendy? We didn’t know each other’s language and we still could communicate. It was wonderful and I liked you from the first moment I saw you. And many memories about you are in my mind: the best are when you came back home drunk and fighting with Anne. I still laugh now! But I also remember your smile, your way to walk and your being at the same time a crazy girl and a smart woman with strong principles.
Anne…I recall when you arrived from Denmark, short after me, and I still remember we didn’t like each other. Fortunately, we were wrong and the three of us, me you and Wendy, became good friends. I will never forget your Haribo candies in the chest, your favorites signs “Hold hold”, “What????”, “Come on!!” and your way to be our “mom” (yes, I know, you are hating me for that definition, but it was true!!! ;-)). We often had long chats sitting down on the floor in the hall, eating China food (Orange Chicken, Anne!! Too good!!!!) and talking about love, our homes, our cultures, and men!!! You are the one who choose to stay in USA, you realized some of your dreams there but you always missed home and family. Our lives took different roads and we are not keeping contacts same as earlier, but I know I will meet you again one day.
And then there was you, Carla…your wish to learn Italian made me to feel almost like at home. I loved to talk in Italian with you and to listen your American accent. We spent hours talking in Italian and laughing, always on the bed or on the couch in the tv room. And your room full of post-it with the translations!! They were so many!! You were really my isle of homeland in the USA and you are also a wonderful person. And I know you hated me when I said that I don’t like American people, but you are different: you are better!!Smiling… ;)
And I can’t forget you, the friend with whom I had so many philosophical, psychological and deep discussions about life, love and ourselves! Goedele, I will always associate the Lambrusco wine with our nights in your apartment. I remember you loved to keep your legs close to you on the couch, when you were absorbed in your thoughts and your eyes telling that you were not there, but you would have been back soon with new reflections. You stayed short time in USA when I was there, you returned back to Belgium, but we kept contact and we continued our talks through internet and we are still now.
My dear friends, as you can see, I have a lot of memories of you. I was the youngest and the troubled one, and I believe I couldn’t desire better people to meet in that chapter of my life. Even if many things changed and we all are living in our countries, I still dream about a reunion. I often dream about seeing you all together, like we were in USA. I wish to see again your smiles, to feel again your hugs and to talk together.
I often think about you and I always think about calling and beeping you, but I always say tomorrow…and the time flies, almost without being aware of it. And already 3 years passed. I have seen some of you again, but some not. And tonight I woke up: tomorrow is now. Thank you for the happy moments we lived together.
I miss you,
Simona






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