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friend. My love for him is only challenged by my love for Shawarmas. I made friends with
                                                                   masala, and I don’t think I will ever find a better cooking partner. A friend who’s given me
                                                                                                           exception of studying less because IB got cancelled anyway lol) every experience here has
                                                                                        most white-washed mallu in the world and an acrobatic swiss would be the most fun parts
                                                                                              YES would’ve still been a dream. I’ve met this bubbly actor who can make anyone smile,
                                                                                                      shared so much with me. I have nothing but love for Kodi and the people I have met here.
                          I wrote a short and sweet write-up earlier which  obscurely detailed these last two years. I
                                                                                was at my worst and they picked me up.I lived with the most annoying, yet the most kind
                                                                                   hearted roommate I could’ve asked for. I had the most dad friend ever who chugged milo
                                                                        and poetry, and her hugs are the best thing in the world. I met the weirdest maru kid ever,
                                          unlikely places. I never thought that a chilli-loving, lanky, Telugu dude would be my best
                                                                           but I’d give anything to hear his high-pitched screams again. I’ve jammed with people to
                                                     no timezone can prevent me from picking up her calls. I’ve stargazed and seen some odd
                                                  had some of the weirdest competitions and some of the most heartfelt conversations, and
                                                                                                                journey with me. I don’t know when I’ll meet you guys again, but I hope it's sooner than
                                                                             Bohemian Rhapsody over breakfast, and the very same people have also noticed when I
                                                                                                   people who have challenged me, people who have made me better and people who have
                                     difficult two encapsulate two of the best years of my life into one page, but some of you
                                                                                                although it still annoys me how apolitical she is. Over these two years I have been with
                                                this short person who absolutely refuses to let me hold the door open for her and we’ve
                                                                     an entirely new perspective on the world, every conversation with her is like fireworks
                                                                                           about lockdown. I’ve seen one of the most driven people I’ve ever met, without whom
                                                        few sunrises with this overgrown Bonsai tree, and been baffled at how much our lives
                                                                                                              made me who I am, and I have so much love for all of you who have been part of this
                                                             imagination. A friend who has been a sister, a virtual roommate and my dance concert
                                                                                     instead of beer and played CS:Go instead of watching football.  I didn’t think that the
                               feelings, but I realised that in the end, it really doesn’t matter, and the people who’ve
                                                                partner. I have forged one of my strongest bonds over a pit of fire and some tandoori
                                  made these two years worthwhile for me, deserve every bit of appreciation for it.It’s
                                                          parallel each other, to the point where I was convinced that he was a figment of my
                             didn’t want to write about anyone particular because I didn’t want to hurt anyone’s
                                        have really meant the world to me and more. I have found friends here in the most
                                                                                                        If I could get these two years back, I would live it the exact same, (apart from the
                        Abrar B Tohid                                                                                                                                                                  Achyutha
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Mamidipudi
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Thank you Kodi for these last two years, I cannot
                                                                                                                                                                                                     tell you how much they have shaped me. Thank
                                                                                                                                                                                                     you for all the people I have met.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     Starting  off  in  Bartlett  West  I  discussed  anime
                                                                                                                                                                                                     and  Switzerland,  met  my  real  father,  the  best
                                                                                                                                                                                                     boyfriend, the most hyderabadi hyderabadi, one
                                                                                                                   later. Thank you, class of 2020.                                                  Telugu  Tamil  giant.  I  met  this  thoughtful  dwarf
                                                                                                                                                                                                     of  my  favourite  veena  players,  had  a  tree  in  my
                                                                                                                                                                                                     room that ingrained his roots into my life, met my
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Telugu  soulmate,  a  gym  buddy  and  this  tall
                                                                                                                                                                                                     who refuses to leave, I met this woke genius who
                                                                                                                                                                                                     writes like a madman, I met this enthu actor who
                                                                                                                                                                                                     impresses  me  every  day,  and  finally  I  met  my
                                                                                                                                                                                                     most  relatable  soul  friend.  I  met  this  tall  Telugu
                                                                                                                                                                                                     woman  who  told  me  I  was  a  dud,  I  met  this
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Kannadiga who told me she was a dud, and I met
                                                                                                                                                                                                     this Kuwaiti/American/Gujju who showed me that
                                                                                                                                                                                                     we are all idiots. I met Arpu, an artistic girl who
                                                                                                                                                                                                     stayed with me through it all. I met my coming of
                                                                                                                                                                                                     age high school quiz partner, I met this feminist
                                                                                                                                                                                                     icon, and this French swiss conflict starter. I met
                                                                                                                                                                                                     the  panda  to  my  giraffe,  I  met  the  Sadru  to  my
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Subramaniam  and  I  met  my  garlic  bread  taste
                                                                                                                                                                                                     tester. I met this Marvel conspiracy theorist, this
                                                                                                                                                                                                     mallu  who  listens  to  Guns  N  Roses  and  finally  I
                                                                                                                                                                                                     met  Tucker,  who  can  only  be  described  as
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Tucker.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     I thank you Kodi because for me, Kodi will always
                                                                                                                                                                                                     be  these  people.  I  thank  you  Kodi  because  I
                                                                                                                                                                                                     cannot imagine life without them and I don’t want
                                                                                                                                                                                                     to imagine life without them. Thank you for letting
                                                                                                                                                                                                     me meet them and thank you for being in my life.

                                                                                                                                                                                                     I love you Kodi and I love you all very much.
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