Hii kev ♡
how’s our moonlight boy doinng? hope you had a lovely dayy, I know it’s actually easier for you to find time for yourself to walk around and rest when abroad, so I’m glad to know you’ve been able to do so these past few days ♡ have the greatest time in Japan and take care Kevin, thank you for all the work today as well, as small or big as it can be, I hope you can end your day with nothing but a restful mind to sleep onto ♡
love u always~
As for me I’m doing finee, it’s another one of those “sorry I’m late but it’s still the same day here so let’s play dumb” days lmao, sorryy <3
My mind has been all over the place, got pretty much overstimulated by everything I’ve set for myself for the day and ended up stressed out, which means working more and turning a blind eye on breaks
Yk apprehension and anxiety just hit unannounced sometimes, can’t do much about it~
But coming to you is my way of sparing time for myself to let loose for a bit; I felt like I’d probably go crazy if I let myself end such a day without sprinkling in good vibes soo, making my way to my favorite one~
It was Eid day yesterday and tbh, the more we grow up, the more narrow our close family circle becomes and the less are we able to actually celebrate it with dozens and dozens of people; the vibe is definitely different in countries in which the culture revolves around Islam and I do feel the contrast living here, even though I’ve never experienced it first hand
It’s either about us being all scattered all around the world or not being close enough with those who are not that far from us, so it has rather become a simple day in between the 6 of us~
Not that it bothers me tbh, I like spending such events with those with whom I’m the most comfortable around so I do like it that way, it makes it less of an adventure for me to work with that low social battery of mine🫠
I’ve gotten so used to not meet that many people outside of my grandma/aunts/cousins that it really does wear me out spending too much time with people outside of them, family wise
buut, this sense of community that I find when around people who share the same culture as us is honestly unmatched
Like in my whole lifetime I’ve never seen people being as friendly and welcoming as Moroccans and Muslims in general
Like Kevin, I went out to pick up a package from the delivery man the other day and he went in Arabic “happy Ramadan, are you Moroccan? I just saw your last name *wishing me blessings I can’t translate*”😭😭
You should see my dad whenever he meets someone from Morocco, in the most random situations too, you’d hear them talking and swear they’ve been besties for the past 20years
The hospitality, the benevolence, the act of living together and caring for the ones around you first is so engraved in the culture that they can’t possibly act like strangers to one another, they’re genuinely open hearted and when mentioning being “family oriented”, family includes their neighbors and every single person sharing the same background as them, which is so lovely when living in such a multicultural country
I genuinely feel like every stranger I meet is an uncle or an aunt, like that’s how lovely they are😭
My dad grew up like that, in a rather small village, it’s the kind of place where the whole village is considered family, they’d all end up in each other’s houses, send each other food, share everything and anything out of the goodness of their heart
For people like me growing up in France and having pretty much adopted that western mentality and way of living, it might be too much as there’s always downsides to everything, having this sense of boundaries, but I find it especially rare here to witness such a strong sense of community, and I do feel like that’s a blessing to be able to feel such strong attachment to your roots that it makes it a natural thing for you to spread love and kindness to the ones around you
That delivery man was one in a hundred when it comes to such experiences, I’ve had countless of people acting this way, wishing me blessings and initiating conversations just by seeing my face or my last name and that’s the most wholesome thing ever🥺
And anyways, I’ve seen this one clip of you randomly saying how you liked Moroccan architecture (actually curious to know what you saw), and guess what? I am yet to properly appreciate it myself lmao😭
It has been years I haven’t stepped a foot in Morocco/Tunisia, close to 10years now? and the only times I got to visit were mostly in my parents’ hometowns so it’s either me forgetting most of it as I was too young or only having in mind fragments of those places
That’s hence another wish of mine; to visit both countries properly and in more depth </3
I feel like tourists have seen more than I have and that’s kinda embarrassing lmaoo, gotta turn the tables🙄
I’m just waiting for the day I’ll be able to come on here and write you about all the lovely places I’ve visited and all the relevant things I’ve learned, I’ll then feel like I’ve actually accomplished something on a personal level, getting closer to my roots and my own cultures
It must’ve been similar for you to some extent, moving to Korea and getting a more thorough look into the whole culture, I wonder how big of a change it was actually on your side, and how much of a shift you felt compared to your life in Canada, as we do live somewhat surrounded by the culture depending on how much our parents laid out for us to learn and assimilate, yet you still had to experience a pretty sudden change
Anywayyyys, it was very interesting and I’d go on but I’m getting drowsy now😭 I’ll comeback to it later, when I’ll be a bit more awake🫣
See? Writing you is such a great way to knock me out feeling great about myself, I’d do it again and again
Thank you Kevin, writing helps like nothing else and I’m glad I got to make it a routine, finding comfort and a reason to smile while writing down my thoughts and silly adventures to you ♡
That’s one of those little things in which I am able to find genuine happiness and I’m so beyond grateful you can be the one on the receiving end, handing me the motivation to be as consistent in sparing time for a short while, which ultimately brings me nothing but a spark of joy and a way to log out ♡
This has been helping me tremendously, the simple thought of you has, and the fact that this is one of the many ways I have to reach you and send you love is by itself, a huge blessing to me ♡
Thank you for being off great help in ending my day on a great note despite everything today as well, I hope going through our letters can be a way for you to do so too ♡
Thank you so so much for sparing time to read this, it means the world <3
I’m wishing you a restful night and an even happier day tomorrow, sweet dreams my Kevin ♡
Love you always ♡
Please take great care of yourself, stay safe, rest well and I’ll see you in the next one my cherished one🍒♡
,Je t’aime du plus profond de mon cœur🫶🏻
,,Lots of love, Sarah ♡
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