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June 26, 2003
Cue Boys II Men
So with twelve days and counting until Girl-E's repatriation, the goodbyes have started. Last night was a couple of dear friends who were leaving for the summer, and this morning was the hair stylist. Turns out, though, that next month Oguz is taking his titanium shears, acid wash jeans and five words of English to try his hand at a career in New York, so perhaps we will see him again one day. Tonight was the last time she set foot at the Silly Place She Worked, and while the dinner rolls were good and many of the goodbyes quite heartbreaking, it must be admitted that the final beep of her security card at the gate produced more than a few endorphins.
Girl-E is in some kind of surreal funny-land regarding the upcoming move to adequately process that the Anatolian Adventure is coming to an end. It has been almost 11 months since she and The Dude got on a plane and said "shit man, we're going to Istanbul!", and while the first half was like a slow, psychedelic climb up Mt. Whatamidoinghere, the place has managed to settle snugly in her heart and mind as one of the most amazing corners of the world. Of course, she is more than ready embrace her friends and family, good beer, and seatbelts, but a significant sized piece of her will remain floating on the Bosphorus, right along with the jellyfish, plastic bags and incredible reflections of the Sultan's imperial mosques.
Ok, we don't like it when you see us cry, catch you later.
Posted by The Twins at June 26, 2003 03:08 PM
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