Africa

Finally I decided to go to Africa, to the continent where Christophe has lived for two years. Since he left, many people asked me how it could work out - a distance relationship - even a weekend one is difficult. A further question would be "how often do you see each other?" "Once every three months" I answered. "Oh! Will it work out?" with their eyes widely open. Being asked I often kept silence, just smiled. A few words couldn't explain, especially to someone who would never have understood.

I won't say that it is a cheerful situation, and I sometimes didn't feel joyful either, but it happened, and I accommodated it. My "special someone" wants to go after his dream, he will be away for a while, so I respect his choice, letting him free to do something his enthusiasm leads him to – that simple. (He will likewise respect my choice if I one day meet the chance of my life.) All in all, distance doesn't separate us. However it does require a lot of efforts – confidence, trust, faith and loyalty besides love. Daily phone calls keep us in touch. We learn to value each other more since we've gone through difficulties together, we know that we are always there for each other even though we are so far apart, which brings us tightly closer together.

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