Saturday, July 14, 2007

Another quilt to remember someone we won't forget

The advantage of living in a college town is that you meet so many interesting people that you can relate to, with so many different cultural backgrounds that it is really enriching. I wouldn't trade this to being in my hometown all my life with the same things that I am used to just because I am not willing to take the risk to change my life for an uncertain one.

La ventaja de vivir en una ciudad universitaria es que encuentras a tanta gente interesante con los que te sientes identificada, de tantas culturas distintas que es muy enriquecedor. No lo cambiaria por quedarme en mi ciudad natal toda mi vida con las mismas cosas a las que estaba acostumbrada solo por no querer arriesgarme a cambiar mi vida por otra desconocida.

The disadvantage is that people come and go, the goodbyes are part of this life we live here. It was hard back when I was 15 years old and I had made "friends" after spending a month in a foreign country and I had to say goodbye after sharing so many exciting moments discovering an unknown place. Then it was harder when I was 18 years old because I really made some friends after spending 10 months in this country. And then again it was hard at 27 after sharing moments of not knowing what's going on constantly for 3 consecutive years in another country. The friendships became stronger as I got older, but every time it was easier to say goodbye. Maybe because I have already had the chance to meet some of my friends from when I was 18 and 27, so at the end you realize that this is not a goodbye, just a see you soon.

La desventaja es que la gente viene y se va, los adioses son parte de esta vida que vivimos aqui. Fue muy duro cuando tenia 15 aNos y habia hecho "amigos" despues de pasar un mes en un pais estrangero y tenia que decir adios despues de haber compartido tantos momentos excitantes descubriendo un lugar desconocido. Luego fue aun mas duro cuando tenia 18 porque ahi ya hice algunas amistades de verdad despues de pasar 10 meses en este pais. Y luego de nuevo a los 27 despues de haber compartido momentos de no saber lo que pasa constantemente durante 3 aNos consecutivos en otro pais. Las amistades fueron mas fuertes segun me iba haciendo mayor, pero cada vez se hacia mas facil decir adios. Quizas porque ya he tenido la oportunidad de encontrar a algunos de mis amigos de cuando tenia 18 y 27 aNos, asi que al final te das cuenta de que no es un adios, simplemente un hasta pronto.

I said see you soon to one of my friends from my department, that then became part of our quilting group. All of us, friends at Minerva's circle, made her a quilt for her to remember these special times we spent together. She was touched by our present, and we will not forget this night.

Le dije hasta pronto a una de mis amigas de mi departamento, que entonces se convirtio en parte de nuestro grupo de quilting. Todas nosotras,las amigas de Minerva's circle,le hicimos una quilt para que se acuerde de estos momentos especiales que pasamos juntas. A ella le emociono nuestro regalo, y nosotras no olvidaremos esta noche.

5 comments:

Gisele Schoene said...

The quilt turned out so beautiful! I am so happy I could participate, it was fun to make a block and I can imagine how happy Camila is with her present.

Pilar said...

Es verdad que esta es una ciudad "de paso", pero los lazos fuertes que logramos ir formando, hacen que cada despedida se transforme en un "hasta pronto", Camila estaba fascinada con su regalo!

African Kelli said...

What a gorgeous quilt! And what a great group of friends you have Carmen. Thankfully, you'll keep in touch regardless of the geography.

maya said...

Me encanta vuestra idea de hacer un kilt entre todas a modo de despedida para vuestra amiga. Ques afortunada es, se va arropada con vuestro kilt y vuestra amistad.

Anonymous said...

Hello, what a pretty quilt and what a lovely website you have!
I found you by Gemma in Italy.
(a siggy swapper)
Excuse my broken English.
lots of quilting fun and a big hug for your gorgeous son.
Bye, Willeke from the netherlands