Paris Through His Eyes

I may never have seen what an International Airport lobby looks like or how a stamped visa to europe looks like. I may never know the anxiety one goes through of being in a new land. A land you can never call your own.The feeling of being away from loved ones, to go to a place a stranger calls it his home. All these emotions packed up within,heavier than the bags packed-thats how He felt when he left home to go away for two months to a small town called Angers.
It was the 5th of January,2007. People werent even outta of the new year hangover,that he had to leave. But the worst part being he would turn 21 this year on the 7th of Jan. He was among strangers. People he barely knew for a couple of days. I was sad. Sad that his 21st wont be a memorable one. But how wrong was i. It was maybe one of the best birthday one could have.Maybe even i could not make him feel the way these lovely people he stayed with made him feel. Yes they made him feel at Home. This post or maybe the very pupose of my blog is to show my gratitude to the lovely couple Bernard and Aliette.
I ve known them for two months now.Never once spoken to them or seen them for real. But they were brought to life by Anush. They welcomed him not only to their home but also into their hearts. With them he had found a home away from home. Strangers slowly turned into friends and now what i call them as family. Its funny how staying so far away he s among people he knows and me staying right where i ve been for years still feel like i am among strangers. I thought finding strangers turning into someone you can trust and like was a thing of past. I still find trouble trusting people i ve known for 8 months o more now. But Bernard and Aliette made me believe that it could be true. They not only let him in but me too. Eachday i would look forward to be a part of their family. Secretly pray that someday i could live a life like this. That i grow old with the one i love and love him just as much as they do. I may not be in the position to pass a comment like this one,considering the fact i ve never met them,but i doubt i could be wrong.
Lastly, I thank them to let me in on their lives for the past two months. Making Anush's two months one of the most memorable moments. Through his eyes i saw a world i had never seen in the past 23 years. This all may sound really silly to the ones reading it.
But today Aliette and Bernard are no strangers to me.