i spent a late night on monday night, from which i'm still recovering. it was a pleasant, nostalgic night when the wind shifted. the air changed.
i went to sleep at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning and woke up at 11 a.m. yesterday (also Tuesday, whaddayaknow). that late night really screwed my schedule beyond normal. i'm still not fully recovered, as i said. i woke up at 11 today but i felt like i could've slept until tomorrow.
but i wouldn't have changed a thing. i would not.
i stayed in town until about 5:15 or so. i say "in town" because i live a short distance outside of Prague and "town" to me implies where my friends live and the center of the city, more or less. anyway, i was in town that night to honor a friend.
my friend, nick, has moved to chicago. i'll be seeing him soon, over my two month stint in the states. he left on Tuesday morning. that doesn't mean that the twinge of "something's missing" isn't there. on the contrary, i walked by the building where his flat was only 6 or so hours after he had stepped on the plane, and i still felt weird. already nostalgic.
nick is an excellent individual and he is already missed by many in Prague. i had only recently really got to know Nick in any close way, but he is already a close friend and will be, no doubt, a close friend for the rest of our lives.
nick was effusive and probably overgenerous in praising his friends (by friends, i mean myself primarily) on his way out the door. he proclaimed his friends here to all be excellent people and i can only but echo somebody else's comment: it is only a reflection upon the individual what type of friendships one maintains.
nick, you are truly an excellent and generous individual. qualities which can be lost and obscured in a modern world. i'm thankful to have ever had the luxury of living in the same city as you and we will stay in touch.
so, having left him out of my earlier post:
thank you to nick, for being a great person and an even greater friend. best of luck in chicago - you will be missed in prague, but i'll see you soon!
Posted by iain at November 16, 2005 04:07 PM