A Happy New Year! Feliz Ano Novo! Einen Guten Rutsch!
2008
One of the best friends taught me the beauty of “toasts”, he taught me that sometimes we should remember the people that have enlightened us, that have had an impact on our path we call life. Sometimes it is important to cherish those who have made us- BE OURSELVES.
I will take up this tradition and will try to praise those who have changed my life in one way or another in the last year.
Mulli- for she has been the most adorable Mama there is! For she loves to dance on the beach and for always believing in her crazy daughter.
Zipi- for being a role model for me all my life. For he always has an answer. For his love & dedication to his family and for being the best Papa in the world. Even though you never say a lot- Paps- I know what you think& feel! Thank you!
Xana- My rollercoaster girl! Don’t know how I would have survived London and all the emotional up’s & down’s withoug you! Obrigada pela locura! I’ve lost a colleague and gained one of the best friends/sista’s/family there is! I’ll never forget all those twillight nights we spent intoxicated with fireballs, dancing on Piccadilly Circus, nights in Clapham-endless phone chats....this list would never stop! Beijinhos LINDA! Sempre serás a minha maluca!
Belo - My loveley auntie- whos has taught me that love can be stronger than everything and anything, for she has proven to be an adventuress herself and for her beautiful personality that has started to shine again! Finally for being my 2nd Mama! DANKE!
Mota- O meu príncipe de sonhos! I’ve witness a unique birth of a friendship, I’ve won someone who shares the same passion for all the things I love, for you’ve been there when I was happy & sad- for you have taken my hand and saved me from drowning and freed me from a numness that imprisoned my being. May you soon hold the Oscar in your hands and may all your 10ns become true! A tua vagabunda de sempre!
Sunny- My northern star, my fellow Andromedanista, my sista, my Sun, my everything! You are crazier, more beautiful than ever! May you become princess of our Hexenplanet, may you climb the highest political mountains, may you dive in the deepest seas and may you cross the hotest desserts (well- that I’m sure you’ve done in Dubai now ;-) ).
Doro- My Pride, My Joy, My Conscious, My Equator, My best friend, ich gehe mit dir durch dick und duenn, I’d always protect you from any sharks there might be in the deep sea, I’d always be your first patient, I am always proud of you, I’ve always believed in you: My Dr. Pape! I would give you my knee if I could!
Gregor- My brother: thanks for being the way you are! I love you a lot- and want you to know I’ve always done so- even though sometimes it was hard for you to see that- because I’ve been so far away! And thanks to Mrs. Reisch for making you a better human being! ;-)
Kai Schiller- Love can appear in the strangest moments and to the strangest people...I’ve known you for many years now and then suddenly you’ve conquered my heart. I’ve heard a melody I’ve long thought I had forgotten- thanks for not letting me run away and obrigada for the patience you’ve shown me and for fearlessly taking on a whole city ;-)
Xico- Obrigada! Thanks for all the beautiful years! From Lisboa to London to Hamburg, I will never forget the time we have had! You’ve given me back the trust I had lost, you’ve loved me the way I am, we’ve had our adventure- thank you! May your future be blessed with happiness and all the luck in the world! You will always have a place in my heart!
Tio & Tia Xico- for being the most adorable uncles I’ve ever had. For welcoming me to their family as their daughter, for being so pure and so honest! For making me smile!
Tiny- For being the purest friend I have! For being as beautiful as the bay of Brisbane as sweet as a sugar cone and as free a fairy tale!
Sue- So far away and yet so close! You are always going to be a Sagres Chica and a Sênior T.! There ain’t no escape!
Fidelinho- for being the sweetest little kitty in the world. For rescuing me and for never letting me freeze!
Luís- For being the way you are. You are always on my mind.
Jacques- My Strabucks hero! May our friendship survive all the distances in the world! May you always know that you’ve made a vagabond friend- that will always be therre for you when you need her! May we never forget all the great moments we’ve had in London!
Christian- For being the best Doctor/Flatmate/Friend Greenwich has ever seen! For the trust & friendship you’ve shown me!
Diogo- For making my summer unforgetable. For keeping up the beat- o meu drumbista! I’ll never forget the view of the Ponte 25 de Abril!
Helen- For always having the best dreams! For the power of sight! For being an angel!
Lima & Xicão- Obriada! To all the SW to come, to the milion Minis and to never ending friendships! E também obigada a ANA- for inviting us to the best SW- Almograve ever!
Emilio- For being my Portuguese brother! Thank you for all the years- for being my Soul Mate- “I know what you did last summer! Meine Beutelmaus hat verstopfungen!”-
Lúcia- For always speaking out loud the bloddy truth! For being one of the truest friends there are!
Daniel S.- My homeboy! For being one of the friendliest people I know!
CC- For reappearing from the shadow, thanks for all the help moving houses! Hope you are well wherever you are!
André & Fátima- Thanks for showing the world what true love is like! May all your dreams, plans come true!
Arne- For being more than a brother to me! For sharing the same dreams and for understanding the uniqueness and the power of minds!
Alexis- Thanks for all the suppport! May our book gain the success it deserves! For a never ending creative friendship!
Uli- Thanks for bringing me back to Germany! Thanks for trusting me with a project this big and thanks for being my strongest believer and supporter!
Oli- For being at my side-MyMojo Captain-my inspiration-my right Hand!
Ana Rita- For being so honest and for caringly sharing my house, my family and my life for the summer!
Celso&Nai- For welcoming me to their home! For all the dinners & conversations!
Timo-Timur-Berkay aka Youngmenstreet 66
- For being the coolest neighbours I have ever had! For being the best mates, the craziest chillas, for welcoming me to their kingdom on the 4th floor, for accepting a girl to the soccer games, for having become part of my big adventure and for showing me more than the Westring! A minha casa a vossa casa! My house is your house! For ever!
Hanna Reisch
