Friday, January 27, 2012

A Bad Romance


When I woke up this morning I was filled with sadness and anxiety. I knew that if I got out of bed I would have to leave Rhodos. Throughout the five days that I spent in Rhodos I made friends with the waiters, front desk people, Paulo & Pina and Kodak Man. Everyone meal that we had in the hotel, the waiters Ernesto and Ilias greeted me. We made jokes and they also taught me how to speak many new phrases in Greek.

As I was eating breakfast, Ernesto and Ilias both visited my table one to many times. They kept repeating that today was bad, bad, bad. They were going to miss us dearly.  I grew very fond of the kind-hearted people in Rhodos, some have touched my heart forever.

I could say that Rhodos and I have a bad romance. I fell in love with the island and its people but in the back of my mind I knew I had to leave. Its like falling in love with a married man, even though you know you cannot have him you ended up falling in love anyways.

Luckily, I know that I will come back to Rhodos someday because it now holds a spot dear to my heart. As I said goodbye today, tears ran down my face and I finally realize that I have fallen for a bad romance.

 
S’agapo,
Alex 

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