Karl has come back! He’s one of the cooler roommates I’ve had and now he’s back for a second tour. Last night karl, Henry, Michael, Denato, Tami, and I all went out to dinner. Henery is also one of my favorite ex roommates, and Michael is a current and previous favorite. Denato is a current one. All I needed was for Luca and Nollaig to be here and I’d have a collection of all of my favorite roommates. Dinner was fun and when we got back to my (our?) place, I broke out my bottle of cognac and we finished out the night with lot of fun conversation. Denato was sharing some of his cigars, we got several comments to the effect that they had not expected to finish the night in Sana’a with cognac and cigars, but that they were glad that they did.
Michael will be going back home tomorrow (although I might see him sometime in Jan. in the States) and Karl will come back to this building after him. It’s people like this that make me wonder if moving into my own place is a good idea. Luca and Nollaig made me sure that I had made the right decision when I moved in, and I’ve met a handful of other people that I’m glad I’ve met in the meantime. Of course I’ve also had to put up with some not so pleasant people as well. In the end, I think that I will move out, for money reasons if nothing else. I’ve never had my own place before, and the thought of not having to wait to take a shower, wait to do my laundry, or wrestle for space in the kitchen (and deal with other people’s dishes) makes me smile.
I’ll enjoy the company of Karl and Henry until the end of the year, then (In’shalla) I will move out. Karl and Tami will be here for a while. We’ll see what I think of my idea after they leave…