What A Long Strange Trip It Must Have Been

"The Iowa of Eastern Europe"  

My dear friend Remus is back from Moldova. She spent the last two years in the Peace Corps teaching English in a Moldovan school. Although much had changed, almost instantly we were able to relate in that old familiar way. Remus entertained with stories filtered through her light-hearted cynicism, and I tried to fill her in on my last two years without boring her with tales of civil procedure finals gone awry.

It was also good to meet her boyfriend Glen, a great guy. It is such a bonus when you like your friend’s significant others. They both seem happy and ready for life’s next adventure. For selfish reason I would like to see them stay in Minneapolis, but they may ride the winds west to Oregon. No matter where they end up though, they will always be friends.