Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Adios, Mi Amigo
This is the point where I'm supposed to be writing my Singapore stories, but instead I need to say "so long" to a good friend.
Dancin' Mike, whom I've known for over 6 years, left this week to go to Barcelona where he's enrolled in design school. Yes, Dancin' Mike will someday be Interior Designer Mike, and that's very cool. There's a downside, of course: after being away from DC for 4 years I was looking forward to spending more time with him, which we've done since I got back, but now he has to go, and that makes me sad.
Mike has so much potential and a very creative mind, and I am sure he will be able to take his passion for dance and translate that into spatial design, with amazing results. He sometimes has problems with his self-confidence, which he shouldn't, and I hope he will overcome those concerns and achieve all he can. He inspires those around him (hey, it was his influence that led me to take hip-hop classes earlier this year) so hopefully he will inspire himself as well. He has been a huge help to me during some recent problems and I will miss his caring presence.
I know you'll be back in the summers, Mike, but that won't stop me from missing you while you're gone. Good luck, my friend, and use those gifts that you have, even if you don't realize you have them.
Now I'm going to go drink a mai tai, because after all, I'm in Hawaii.
Dancin' Mike, whom I've known for over 6 years, left this week to go to Barcelona where he's enrolled in design school. Yes, Dancin' Mike will someday be Interior Designer Mike, and that's very cool. There's a downside, of course: after being away from DC for 4 years I was looking forward to spending more time with him, which we've done since I got back, but now he has to go, and that makes me sad.
Mike has so much potential and a very creative mind, and I am sure he will be able to take his passion for dance and translate that into spatial design, with amazing results. He sometimes has problems with his self-confidence, which he shouldn't, and I hope he will overcome those concerns and achieve all he can. He inspires those around him (hey, it was his influence that led me to take hip-hop classes earlier this year) so hopefully he will inspire himself as well. He has been a huge help to me during some recent problems and I will miss his caring presence.
I know you'll be back in the summers, Mike, but that won't stop me from missing you while you're gone. Good luck, my friend, and use those gifts that you have, even if you don't realize you have them.
Now I'm going to go drink a mai tai, because after all, I'm in Hawaii.
