Questão 35 - UDESC Inverno Manhã 2024/2

An mail from a friend

 

[1] I've been meaning to write for ages and finally today I'm actually doing something about

it. Not that I'm trying to make excuses for myself, it's been really hard to sit down and

write, as I've been moving around so much. Since we last saw each other I've unpacked

my bags in four different cities. This job has turned out, to be more of a whirlwind than I

[5] expected but it's all good!

I went from London to Prague to set up a new regional office there. You know I'd always

wanted to go, but maybe I was imagining Prague in spring when I used to talk about that.

Winter was really hard, with minus 15 degrees in the mornings and dark really early in

the evening. But at least it was blue skies and white snow and not days on end of grey

[10] skies and rain like at home. It's tough being away from home over Christmas, though,

and Skype on Christmas Day wasn't really the same as being with everyone.

From there I was on another three-month mission to oversee the set-up of the office in

New York. Loved, loved, loved New York! It's like being in one big TV show, as

everywhere looks just a little bit familiar. I did every tourist thing you can think of when I

[15] wasn't working, and must have spent most of my salary on eating out. It was really hard

to leave for the next job, especially as I kind of met someone (!) More about Michael

later ...

So then I was posted to LA, which felt like a whole other country compared with the East

Coast. I could definitely get used to that kind of outdoor, beach lifestyle, but I didn't spend

[20] as much time getting to know California as I could have because I was flying back to see

Michael every other weekend. He came to see me when he could, but his job means

he's often working at weekends, so he couldn't make the flight very often. Those three

months flew by and then I was off again, to Frankfurt, which is where I am now. And ...

so is Michael! He got a month off work and we're trying to work out, how we can be in

[25] the same place at the same time for a while. We figure the first step in that direction is

getting married, which is also why I wanted to write - I can't get married without my oldest

friend there! The wedding's going to be at home in London in September and I hope you

can come!

Anyway, tell me all your news and I promise not to leave it so long this time! Lots of love, Kath. Source:

www.learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. Access in: 28 may 2024.

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