FR#63: The Next Few Months

FR#63: The Next Few Months

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We had a good time together, Mouse and I. I had found a job and a girlfriend, so going out was now out even to develop a social circle like Rufio (who now was also in an exclusive relationship) was out of the question.

As her graduation neared, I slept at her place every night. I loved it. I loved her walls, covered in her artwork. I loved the smell of her blankets - green tea and perfume. I loved how we hardly got any sleep. And I was head over heels in love with Mouse.

Finally, graduation came and she had one night to pack between finals and move-out day. I volunteered to help her and...we spent the entire night lifting stuff, packing stuff, preparing artwork for transport, etc. It was nuts and neither of us got any sleep, but it was fun.

Then came our last night together. After a really memorable night of taking her around NYC then back to my place, I saw her to her parents hotel and then she was gone.

Days before, I had told her that I was not sure I could do a long distance relationship with her. She agreed that it made sense. Even still, after she returned home to California, we talked nearly everyday on Skype. Anyhow, I expected that she would be back in NYC for grad school in the fall. I never thought one school would lose her materials and the other even until now would not reply. Now, who knows where Mouse will be come fall. Probably not in NYC.

Then one night, I was talking about coming to Brazil...

An aside:

The job I began in April paid very well and allowed me to save up about $7500. I had no plans for this money and only really cared about the work experience.

In the first week of work, however, I met a coworker from Ecuador. While in Ecuador, he had met a Japanese woman my age. After six weeks of intensive Spanish lessons, she was fluent enough and found work. As far as my coworker knows, she is still in Ecuador. As he finished his sentence, I raised a fist in the air and boldly announced that I, too, would journey to Ecuador for at least six weeks once my work at the job was done.

I did some Capoeira in China and a little in America as well. I fell in love with the art, so why not go to Brazil and study Portuguese and Capoeira? What's more, Brazil is part of the BRIC, so learning Portuguese is a wise investment itself. Need I mention the beaches and women? :-P

So, at the time of writing, I am sitting in my Brazilian host family's apartment, thinking about my Portuguese class and Capoeira class tomorrow.

Anyhow, so one night during a phone call with Mouse (and our phone calls at night often lasted hours), I mentioned coming to Brazil. Mouse started saying things like "I can't take it" and "You should just have fun while you're in Brazil." Then she broke up with me.

We talked for a while more and we got back together I guess. The next night though, the topic of our relationship status came up again and after much frustration eventually I said, "Maybe you're right, maybe we should just break up."

I do not remember everything, but I know I said some insensitive things that continued to aggravate our relationship over the next couple days.

Finally, things got better, and though we were officially broken up, we continued to talk every few days late into the night until I left for Brazil.