One of the hardest parts about our move to Haiti a year and a half ago was leaving my girlfriends. I have THE BEST girlfriends anyone could ever dream of in NC. (You know who you are!) And I REALLY, REALLY missed my girlfriend time. All of you who have great girlfriends know what I am talking about! The people with whom you never have to TRY to think about something to talk about. Conversation just rolls. The inside jokes that never die, the pee in your pants laughing, the conversations you NEVER imagined you'd have out loud.
I HAVE MISSED THAT SO MUCH!
I've tried to connect with Haitian women here to make those kinds of relationships, but the cultural divide is so great that (while I don't doubt it will someday happen) it seems like I am going to have to nurture theses transracial relationships a lot if I hope to get to the pee in your pants kind of place.
Well... I am pleased to announce, that as of the past few months... I HAVE GIRLFRIENDS HERE IN JACMEL! REAL girlfriends.
I would like to introduce everyone to my "core group" of GF's-- (l-r Melinda, Laura, Sarah)... (Yes, I am the oldest. BY A LOT. Don't ask me by how much. :) We generally have a weekly girls night out (GNO), and our group has grown like CRAZY.
Last Sunday night at GNO we had 11 girls--
Me, Ginny, Sarah, Melinda, Amanda, Kara, Laura, Alex, Elizabeth, Natalie, Jen
Tonight is pizza night at Ginny's house. Mdm. BBQ apparently also makes pizza and is making it for us as a special favor to Ginny. Hoping Gette will come along tonight. I will be sure to get pics of the whole group... cause really, you need to meet these gals.
I LOVE HAVING GIRLFRIENDS AGAIN! Bondye fidel...
