Buna seara. It's amazing that you can still see through me as if I am made of glass and you know how to bring a smile to my face without even trying. Years have passed and I still listen intently to every word that you have to say as if it is a sermon, even if your words now come via instant messager. The only way that I can see your face is through some independent social networking site that I have not heard of until now. You still look the same as you did five years ago. Conversing with you takes me back to Romania. Without you I would have been lost in translation. I would not have built the relationships that I did with the orphans. I would not have seen the world through the eyes of God. You were the glue that held the pieces of my heart together. I would not have left a piece of my heart in your country. All because of you my time in Romania was the most significant time in my life. I am sorry that it has been so long between conversations...and visits. Social networking is just a funny thing. I teared up a bit when you sent me your hi5 profile link and I saw your fantastic photos and in your "top friends" I found Loredana and a good number of ophans with photos of them in Marghita and the Black Forrest. Orphans on a social nextworking sites still blows my mind. I think it is funny how one of your friends referred to one of your pictures as "emo". Do you remember when when I introduced you to the band Dashboard Confessional? That was the original "emo"! I listened to Dashboard all the time in Romania! Anyhow, I am glad that we reconnected in this way. I have never been more of an advocate for social networking than I am now. I was reminded to go back to my old journal and recall entries from 2003. Wow, we had so much fun. It was heartfelt trip for me and we still had a lot of time to goof around! It's stupid that it has been so long. I am taking our recent conversation as a sign, I need to go back. There is something that I feel called to do or say...I'm not sure what. I needed to put this in writing before bed. Sorry for rambling. Multumesc. Noapte buna domnisoara!
