My friend Moïse from Lubumbashi.

Today I moved to Rotterdam. It is very strange, on one hand it feels not very spectacular because I just took the bus to rotterdam with some luggage. On the other hand it is a very big moment in my life. This strangeness is accentuated because shino has been living here for most of her life so for her there is little special about being here. I am really excited to start living here. I have so many people to meet and so many activities to do I think. Compared to Waregem or Ghent there is so much more activity going on here. I know it is not the biggest city but it is very different from all other places I have lived before. For another part I am feeling really scared. Especially with Shino. It is very clear we are in a strange place with our relationship and from tomorrow we start living together again and it is very unclear what it will be like or what it will amount to. It seems she is also doubing it, which makes me doubt it even more. I am at her parents place with her now and it is still kind of painful to feel that she is still not really ‘there’. Just in the moment I guess. I want things to be as close as can be again but at the same time I myself feel kind of uncomfortable sometimes. Writing about it helps. This entire situation feels like balancing on a rope somewhat. It is not clear in howfar I will be on my own in exploring this new city and in howfar it will be a together thing so it is hard to match expectations with each other. weird life. I still think Rotterdam for one year can be super fun. I also got really fun news that two friends of lynn saw the shirt I made and want to buy one from me aswell :):):)