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trinityofone) wrote2006-05-31 12:35 pm
trinityofone) wrote2006-05-31 12:35 pm
Firsts and Lasts
I just said goodbye to Siria at the bus stop. There was lots of hugging and shouting and waving as the bus pulled away. I am sad now.
This morning, after our breakfast, Siria helped me carry over 25 kilos of books to the post office. And guess what? They no longer do slow boat shipping, so it cost me *almost cannot bear to type this* 219 euro to send everything home. *weeps* Hi, world. I need a job?
But then Siria and I went and bought underwear, which made us both feel better, I think. AND! As I was walking her to the bus stop, we actually heard a Trinity College groundskeeper call out, "Top o' the morning to ya!" to a passing woman--with complete sincerity! Siria, I think, had a tiny, tiny brain aneurysm. Today she had her 21st birthday--she entered her 22nd year in Ireland, on this Earth, and that's the first time she's ever heard a real Irish person say that. It was very special. I feel honored.
But she has gone back to Laois now, and I go back to the States in two days, and I am sad.
This morning, after our breakfast, Siria helped me carry over 25 kilos of books to the post office. And guess what? They no longer do slow boat shipping, so it cost me *almost cannot bear to type this* 219 euro to send everything home. *weeps* Hi, world. I need a job?
But then Siria and I went and bought underwear, which made us both feel better, I think. AND! As I was walking her to the bus stop, we actually heard a Trinity College groundskeeper call out, "Top o' the morning to ya!" to a passing woman--with complete sincerity! Siria, I think, had a tiny, tiny brain aneurysm. Today she had her 21st birthday--she entered her 22nd year in Ireland, on this Earth, and that's the first time she's ever heard a real Irish person say that. It was very special. I feel honored.
But she has gone back to Laois now, and I go back to the States in two days, and I am sad.
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Also, dude, 219€! Actually, my first thought was 'I hope the post office isn't too far, because, wow, that's a lot of books'.
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It's intensely weird to be going home. I suspect it'll be even weirder once I get there. And then, after a while, it'll just become...normal again.
*flails*