The life of others

I had an evening class yesterday so I had to reluctantly leave my boxes and go back to school at some time in the afternoon. Because I was feeling so cheery I took lots of notes during the special lecture even though the presentation was a little bit waffly. I was also more talkative post-lecture and persuaded two unfamiliar classmates to invite me along to their not-so-sure-going-to -happen drinks.

We bought a bottle of chilled white from the coop supermarket and went to the student's house. On the balcony, we debriefed on the lectures and pontificated on the size of serious women's spectacles vs. causes and issues (we have seen some seriously thick frames at lectures!). We also exchanged some stories about ourselves mainly regarding the typical life of an equity analyst in HK, visiting parents via German vs. Swiss trains (former apparently cheaper and faster although more likely to veer of the time table) as well as the current situation in Afghanistan - of  false imprisonments and torture and forced confessions. 

The latter topic came about following our discussion of this week's module. Class mate H explained that he left Afghanistan temporarily to avoid unlawful detention. However, he would rather perish than seek refuge. Another class mate had earlier in the day provided his real life case study as a refuge and touched on issues relating to asylum seekers in Europe which proved to be quite controversial. 

I had intended to chat for 30-60 minutes but of course ended up staying for some hours. Not good for my diet as we know (also in terms of getting sufficient zs) but excellent in terms of being exposed to real difficult conditions faced by some.  

Comments

[Sofia Johan]

I didnt know you had started writing again!! Yay. Love reading about your adventures. And I must say, if I tell my kids about the games you play with LE, they will want to be adopted. Miss you

[Nina]

oh babe. you make my life sounds super super superficial. enjoy your course.

xxxx

[Azuradec]

Sj- miss you too. Lots. Feels like ages since we hungout. Would love to spend time with S and D too.

Nina- listening about refugees in difficult new surroundings and escaping torture or death is quite depressing. It's a desperate position. I did think it made my life worries insignificant. Good to put my things in perspective (who cares about things)(I do, but tiny tiny). Actually it Made me appreciate the more superficial stuff and worries in my life - ie im really lucky enough to have that luxury.