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Growing pains

Just talked with Jossi.
I studied with him in Tel Aviv, and he was actually one of the first to welcome me in a strange place. Offering me to guide around and be there in case I needed something.
He recently went to paris, after being accepted to be 'an artist in residence' in a well known school -which name I forgot...-

'Ine, I don't understand. How did you cope with being in Israel all by yourself, alone. I somehow start to understand how you must have felt. Oh, but you had an organized study program and Tamar'

I said 'Excuse me! studyprogram??? After 3 months something like a study program started and we got finally our studios, remember, and the first 3 months Tamar and I didn't know each other at all.'

I suddenly remember that those were the loneliest months in my life -up till now-, I didn't know if to cry, to go back home or to stay. I remember going home was probably for the first time a relief.
Giving up was somehow no option in my heart. -And I have to admit, being alone in a such strange country was kind of shocking and I needed time to adapt and more time to understand-
So I went back.

3 months later I fell in love with the Middle East and its beauty. I got to know amazing women and good friends.
I experienced wonderful things, and travelled other sides of that same but o-so different Middle East.

So Jossi, be ready for surprises.
(And anyhow, Brussels is only 1.5 hours from Paris. So jump on that train.)