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 precovid... and a very different version of me.....

Update

So I wasn’t crazy.... there really was something last night but at 1.30 I was too tired to care .... presenting! I don’t know 🤷🏻‍♀️ grasshopper or cricket 🦗? 

just a moment

so on sunday.... an ethiopian airline crashed.

This was our homepage on Monday. Today it was different and they added another person.

all the people on the airline died... there were no survivors. from our organization, there were 8 people on board. and one of them i knew well enough. in fact, the photo above doesn't do them justice.... 

for some, it was their first mission. what could go wrong with attending a conference? for others, they had been in war zones, and traveled in unsafe conditions... and it was just bad luck, ill fate, the plane crashed. 

everyone was in tears yesterday and our flag was at half mast.... 5 out of the 8 were from HQ, so we had bumped into them and interacted with them and this happened.... 

bad timing

Everyone who hasn't been living under a rock has heard of this book. Even Kari who despises this book has already read the entire set - probably even watched the movie too. I can't be sure as she hasn't blogged about it. Everyone who has been captivated and enthralled by the saga were also raging fans of the movie. I have friends who have refused the book until they finish watching all the movies first. Why, oh why, did I have to be bored in an airport and decide to be curious about it?
This is why I hate to be addicted to things. I can't let go.
I bought Twilight last year but didn't have time to read it. Coming back from Athens I had more than 6 hours to kill at the airport. So I brought it along to read. And I was entertained! I was so hooked that by the time I landed in Rome, I headed straight to the only English bookstore I knew that would have it and bought all 3 remaining books.
I read New Moon and Eclipse and finished by Monday 3am. Breaking Dawn took me a bit longer to read as I had to force myself to do the other things to live, like cook, eat, do the laundry and of course, go to work. I can't get over the highs and lows and the giddiness of the books. Which is very, very bad. Two nights in a row, I've forgotten to eat and I go to bed at 3am. I'm not in college anymore, so I can't pull off sleeping while at work. Speaking of which, I also needed to be functional at 8.30.
The worse part is abandoning my spanish lessons. I have an exam in less than 2 weeks and I've all but given up on Spanish completely. *sigh* I'm hooked *hangs head in shame* I've even gone so far as reading Midnight Sun over and over again, and now comparing Bella's version with Edwards. ARGH! ACK! awful!
I'll have to give up the books for now and the impossible happy ending and concentrate. As soon as I'm done with my tests, I can go back to Forks. Until then... *sigh*

Nafplio....

Last Tuesday(11 May), I found myself looking out into the ocean listening to waves. There was hardly any breeze but the temperature was not hot or humid. It was peaceful. It was perfect. It seemed horribly surreal and I was afraid I was going to wake up from the wonderful dream I've been having. I can't remember the last time I had a vacation (sorry NYC - that was HECTIC! too fast paced for me to consider a holiday). I felt weird just watching the sunset for no particular reason other than I could.

After the wedding in Athens, Leo and I took a bus from Athens to Nafplio, the first capital of Greece. The bus ride was around 2 hours long which passed quickly while we were trading stories. Leo had booked us in a bed and breakfast that I was very happy with. It was cozy and the bathroom was modern and clean. We took a stroll around the city center, marvelling at how pretty it all was. I haven't had time to create an album yet. Will post the link as soon as I can.
We stayed from Tuesday until Friday afternoon and Saturday (think 7am we were at the airport, after having dinner with his family that ended at 2am), we had to go back to our respective cities. That was the first time in a long time that I got 3 days to myself, to sleep in and just walk. *sigh* I can't believe that's all ready over with.