in which marisa thinks "phew, what a semester".....
as the title states, when it comes to my friends and family, it has been one hell of a roller coaster. first there's Ada. it's still hard to imagine her other than what i know her, mostly because i have yet to actually see it. i started to cry a little last night because i could hear her laughter.
then last weekend, my mom called me to tell me my grandfather died. this does not affect me in a way that Ada did. but it's still very sad. i loved my grandfather, he's the type of person i wanna be when i'm 86 appearing senile, but being the biggest smart ass ever! don't be sad for him though, he was suffering a lot and was praying so hard everyday for a quick and easy death. I'm glad that he is at peace now. i'm only sad that i could not say goodbye. i'm even more sad that my mom could not go to peru for the funeral. she was actually going to call him a few days later for his birthday. she had just missed him :(
and today i get a phone call from my mom: rafa's dad lost his battle with cancer last night at 10pm. my heart definately goes out to him and his family. they were ALL there....and having met them myself this semester, it's like 40 people. today they are cremating him. i talked to lizzy, and she said to wait until tomorrow to call him, but i think i'm just going to call him tonight anyway. i must say though, that i feel very honored to have had the chance to meet him earlier this semester. he was a very kind man that worked hard all his life to provide his family with everything they could want. lizzy was sad that she couldn't come for the funeral but she'll be here at the end of the month so she'll be able to see him.
anyway, for those of you who knew rafa or knew of him, please keep him and his family in your thoughts right next to your thoughts of Ada.
besos.
then last weekend, my mom called me to tell me my grandfather died. this does not affect me in a way that Ada did. but it's still very sad. i loved my grandfather, he's the type of person i wanna be when i'm 86 appearing senile, but being the biggest smart ass ever! don't be sad for him though, he was suffering a lot and was praying so hard everyday for a quick and easy death. I'm glad that he is at peace now. i'm only sad that i could not say goodbye. i'm even more sad that my mom could not go to peru for the funeral. she was actually going to call him a few days later for his birthday. she had just missed him :(
and today i get a phone call from my mom: rafa's dad lost his battle with cancer last night at 10pm. my heart definately goes out to him and his family. they were ALL there....and having met them myself this semester, it's like 40 people. today they are cremating him. i talked to lizzy, and she said to wait until tomorrow to call him, but i think i'm just going to call him tonight anyway. i must say though, that i feel very honored to have had the chance to meet him earlier this semester. he was a very kind man that worked hard all his life to provide his family with everything they could want. lizzy was sad that she couldn't come for the funeral but she'll be here at the end of the month so she'll be able to see him.
anyway, for those of you who knew rafa or knew of him, please keep him and his family in your thoughts right next to your thoughts of Ada.
besos.