Rainbow Child

My friends are definitely cooler than I am. Some climb mountains, others jump with the parachute, others travel around Europe and others have their own motorcycle and take me road trippin’. I’m not a big fan of cars or motorcycles (well, except the train I think that the other means of transport are not safe at all!) and I can’t fully relax when I’m travelling, but if the driver is good I might enjoy the ride. Thank God that Steve is an excellent driver and I felt quite good riding with him on his motorcycle. I completely forgot how beautiful the surroundings are here but I rediscovered them and I enjoyed a bit of fresh forest air. Too bad that I’m leaving tomorrow.

On most days I hate Bucharest. I hate the crowds of ugly people, smart-asses, people who hit you with their bags, step on your foot or push their way out/in the metro without caring, without looking back and, of course, without apologizing. I try to stay out of their way, to find a corner in the metro and read and ignore them but I can’t. I can’t because they don’t let me: they always talk loud to each other, bump into you, look at what you’re wearing, how your hair looks etc. They don’t let you be! One day I’m going to lose it and… and… I don’t know what I’ll do, but it won’t be pretty, that’s for sure!

On other days I am at peace with this city. No, I don’t love it anymore, it’s more like a medicine I know I have to take in order to stay alive but that doesn’t mean that I enjoy taking it. It’s sour and it makes me feel bad but on the long run it keeps me alive.  It’s a necessary evil.

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Since I don’t have to go to school anymore my afternoons have become really pleasant. I walk through the park with my colleagues because now I don’t have to rush anywhere. Then at home I cook something fast and after that I sit in bed and read. I’ve missed reading for hours! I’m thinking of buying an armchair or some kind of reading chair because my back hurts from sitting at the desk for so long and then sitting in bed some more.

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First of all, my Astro lamp is up and running. In the beginning I was a bit scared when I saw I had to assemble it by myself but I’m proud to say that I did a great job hence the “up and running” part. The tricky thing was the lampshade but with a little help from my bf we managed to put all the pieces together. Now our nights are more starry – it’s a real pleasure to look at the walls

And apart from staying indoors I did a bit of socializing this weekend and had a great time with my friends. oompa‘s days were ‘lemonade Friday’ and ‘film Sunday’. Too bad that the Romanian film directors are obsessed with life in communism but, hey, as long as the films make me laugh I’m OK with that

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On her last day here we went out for a picnic. We went to the Tineretului Park and found ourselves a nice place, ‘far from the madding crowd’. We had so much stuff to eat and drink: pancakes, pretzels, Haribo, yogurt, white beer We wanted to have a special day, a day to remember. We didn’t talk much: on one hand, we couldn’t believe she was actually leaving – not for a day, for a week, but for good (visiting doesn’t count); on the other hand, we knew that was our last day together, here and we had said everything there was to be said.

So we just enjoyed the sun and smiled from time to time. We weren’t the happiest party out there, yeah, I know, but sometimes not everything is fine and dandy. Now I miss her so so much. I hate it when people have to leave. It’s so unfair