This is our dear friend Joanna. Along with her husband Luciano, they were among our first friends in Toronto. Alas, the changes and chances of this mortal life have required Joanna to move to Manhattan to continue her Doctorate there. She's already found an apartment there and is back in the GTA to finish packing up their old place and tidy up some loose ends.
She came over a few days ago for dinner and we had a nice heart-to-heart on the porch talking about common problems and challenges with academia, married life, and the like by lamp light. On Thursday night we went out again, this time with some of our other mutual friends, Betsy (P.) and Elena, to the Pour House (our local pub) for dinner and drinks. Good times were had by all. Here are some more pics from the Pour House.
Friends are so incredibly important. I can't imagine what the last two years would have been like without people like these around. No doubt we will see Joanna again, but something is definitely ending with her move to New York. I think the urban environment makes it even more difficult to create and sustain these kinds of relationships. Sigh.
-t
No comments:
Post a Comment