Leaving, Coming, Going Forward
Yesterday I got the news that my friend I.A. will be leaving Gozo. I am sad because he was the first friend I made here in Malta, but happy for him as he is moving on to bigger and better things overseas. It feels like wherever I go, my friends wind up moving away, but that just seems to be the new mobile and international world in which we live. I know I have mentioned this before, but it still surprises me. On the positive side, I have one more person to go and visit. One of these days I would like to take a little international tour and visit all the people I know who have relocated to other countries. Well, one can dream.
On an opposite note, my friends K, V and G arrive in a few hours for their visit to
Malta. My first visitors!! They can only stay for four days, so we will try to fit in as much as possible. Hopefully that will include a hop over to Gozo to say goodbye to I.A. or perhaps he can meet us “on the mainland” for one big happy get-together. So far it is hard to imagine them here, and watch two of my worlds colliding in one place, but as the hours draw near to their arrival I am very much looking forward to it.
Meanwhile, the play is now taking shape nicely. It is a unique concept and it took a while until it was all fully explained to the cast. For the first couple of weeks, we basically did all sorts of theatrical and choreography exercises that did not seem to fit together at all, and now things are magically coming together. The director has asked us not to discuss the details of the production, as it is an unusual idea and with Malta being so small the rumours could spread quickly and ruin the effect. But I am very excited about it! The rehearsals are now getting more intense, and it is a lot of hard work since we are meeting every day. (In fact, just when my friends are coming is when it is most difficult to miss rehearsals, so it will be a balancing act).
I also want to clarify, in response to some comments, that despite the last couple of posts sounding a bit negative, that was not my intention. I am still happy to be in Malta and enjoying life here. There are just ups and downs in everyday life.
Well, I am off to finish the preparations for the guests. “They” are going to outnumber “us” in the flat and even the dining room has been turned into a temporary bedroom. It should be fun!
