Six-Word Memoirs at SMITH Magazine

Our story's written in three countries

Backstory

Manuela (Amapola) lives in the Netherlands. I live in Dallas, TX. We are both from the Dominican Republic.
Although we've known each otehr for at least 25 years, it was always a third-party relationship: the friend of a friend, the classmate of my sister, the friend of her brother...
Then she moved out of DR, and I didn't see her for the longest time. And then she came back to DR, and when I found her again, we finally started being friends without intermediaries. Then she left again. Then I moved out of DR. Uff!
Distance has done the rest. I mean, in this case, distance has been the common denominator, the melting pot, the breeding ground, you name it.
Being immigrants in different cultures, we have found a world of our own, an online world in which we share and stay close.
Oh, and we dream in technicolor, both of us. But that's another story..

by simondc in Six-Word Memoirs on Jan 10, 2013 | | T-shirt

Comments

simondc says,

Manuela lives in the Netherlands. I live in Dallas, TX. We are both from the Dominican Republic.
Although we've known each otehr for at least 25 years, it was always a third-party relationship: the friend of a friend, the classmate of my sister, the friend of her brother...
Then she moved out of DR, and I didn't see her for the longest time. And then she came back to DR, and when I found her again, we finally started being friends without intermediaries. Then she left again. Then I moved out of DR. Uff!
Distance has done the rest. I mean, in this case, distance has been the common denominator, the melting pot, the breeding ground, you name it.
Being immigrants in different cultures, we have found a world of our own, an online world in which we share and stay close.
Oh, and we dream in technicolor, both of us. But that's another story...

simondc says,

I still didn't know the difference between a backup story and a comment :(

So much to learn in SMITH!

canadafreeze says,

Nice story in comment or backstory:-)

Amapola says,

simondc, my dear friend :-)) If I come from the future like you said, then our stories are supposed to be lived backwards - it's wonderful to (re)connect this way.

Believe says,

Ever read Griffin and Sabine? If not, you should. Any friend of Amapola's is a friend of mine!

simondc says,

Believe, we talked a lot about you, she told me the story :)
Likewise, I believe in the transitivity of friendship :)

KharisJo says,

the world is a large place, and a small one. the connections we make traverse time and space and bring us close to strangers. there is so much joy in your photo. wishing you both a wonderful year.

DynamicDbytheC says,

Love and friendship have no borders.

jl333 says,

Dynamic D, that is an awesome sixer--- love and friendship have no borders

simondc says,

Thanks for those kind words, KharisJo

simondc says,

DynamicDbytheC, that sounds and feels wonderful!

Dragonflower says,

What a sweet, sweet story! Nice that it got featured! It just shows how great this site is and how wonderful the connections are. My favorite part of the story is that as friends you talk about things that are important to each other and remember those things! And you aren't afraid to talk about them and share your friendship with us. How very, very, very sweet! (that last very should be underlined, italicized, starred, and any other symbol to emphasize it!)

Redx3 says,

The six alone could kick off a novel. The backstory highlight's the elegant beauty of today's world. We can hold hands farther. Hang on to one another for another 25 years.

lillybrook says,

Wonderful story -- such a remarkable synchronicity. Thank you for sharing.

notjustagirlintheworld says,

lovely.

tonyglim says,

Congratulations on having your backstory (and comment) featured! I ehjoyed reading it.

tonyglim says,

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Oops! I eNjoyed reading it.

L2L3 says,

Very cool story. Smith, the gift that keeps giving:-D Congrats on having your backstory featured!!

JAD says,

So beautiful. A sixer who's your neighbor. Texan too.

ba_miracle says,

Enjoyed the backstory and really enjoy the photo Ama is adorable!
Most of my loved ones live a couple thousand miles away and I love them dearly through the years and miles.

ctgoods2 says,

Congratulations and thanks for sharing! Welcome!
Amapola is just as lovely as this backstory.

Loon says,

go at it

oopsalittle says,

Congrats on a beautiful featured story

three-monkeys says,

What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing it.

TheAngstyPoet says,

Wonderful story. Friendship truly lasts over miles or time. I can relate! I'm glad you two are still friends.

Level1 says,

I love this story :-)