Friday, April 8, 2016

F is for Friends



I love my friends so much, that if I blogged about them I could make you vomit. I started this post several times. And although I generally don't mind getting personal, it got a bit out of hand in length.

It seems that not content with having many friends, I know them in detail. 

 Then I tried to think of my friends "in bulk". Inconvenient. Because what group of friends should I focus on?

Probably my friends in China. They open the doors to welcome me; they store my crap so I can travel light; they lend me books; they get me maps; they dine and wine with "my" storytellers; they recommend restaurants and cook me home-made meals; they let me tuck their kids in bed; they wake me up for early coffee;  they lend me extra clothes; they get me beauty products and salon discounts; they give me business advise and introduce me to awesome people. They are my home away from home and I love them. And I'm blogging about China this month.

But while I was in China, my school friends were also constantly with me. How so? We exchange a gazillion messages on a daily basis. While I am on the opposite end of the world, my good friend G. in BA, recovering from the removal of a tumor in her breast, and facing a year of intensive chemo and radiation. Our girls have become drivers, delivery women, company, personal shoppers, meditation coaches, logistics operators and such. If you must ever to go through hell in this life, make sure you count on a group of women like them to support you.

Or else those other friends that are present because they were part of my life in Shanghai and are now elsewhere in the world. So bits of my heart are scattered in a few parts of Australia, in Winnipeg, in Philippines, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Madrid, Thailand, London, Buenos Aires, Liverpool. Plus the ones who have nothing to do with China and are also far away.

And there are the new friends. And others I carry with me constantly.

So it is truly impossible to write about friends. Here or there or anywhere.

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Robin is also blogging about Friends! http://startingfromzed.blogspot.hr/





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  1. Robin BadyApril 8, 2016 at 7:31 PM

    This is such a beautiful blog, Sonia. And the one thing you did not mention - how generous you are sharing your friends with other friends.

    Hugs
    R

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    1. somuchsoApril 10, 2016 at 1:18 AM

      The more the merrier, my new friend! Your hair-smelling friend's name is HUNTER! (Thus the sensitive nose, I suppose!)

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  2. Claudia BookwrightApril 10, 2016 at 9:30 AM

    Like your discussion of your friends. I am not one for many friends. I'm not unfriendly, in fact I get along fine in social situations because I like people in general if not intensely in particular. Now -- I'm missing your G and H. Hope things are all right with you and that you just had better offers. I'll look forward to seeing you again on A to Z. The Bookwright

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