Avva

Are you and your sister close?

I agree.
It upsets me when people call me late
unless we've scheduled the time together.
Unless it's someone I truly like such as
my best friend who lives in a different time
zone than I do since school's started up
again.

Thank you!

(How do you say that in Dutch..? I think that's a good phrase to learn)


goedemorgen aan u, too.


Phone calls are sometimes nice.

I will in a couple of hours
(I don't know how to say all this in dutch!)

Ik ben erg moe.

I really enjoy pin-striped patterns.
What colour?

I'm only capable of recalling one pattern
and that is an a-line skirt pattern. However
if someone were to hold up a skirt with an
a-line pattern and ask me what kind it
was, I would not be able to answer.

I considered sewing this pillow I started years ago today.
Instead I slept for an hour.


The Dutch is going I'm
glad I no longer feel stagnant
and stuck with it.


What kind of pattern is it?

Have you finished your skirt?

It already is

Avva, how did you find that?!?!
No, I have not. I also now feel
like a moron. I searched online
for several days and never once
stumbled across that.

That sounds good


Everyone tells me it's commendable but dumb.
Whatever.

Whatever you think would be most useful?
And very basic, yes. I suppose.


My decision to "take time away from school to find myself" isn't very appreciated either...

I will give you piano lessons for sure, yes

I actually would really like that if you have the time.
Is there anything you'd like me to do for you?



I know how break-downs go and I know how
overwhelming things can be. At least you showed
independence and made an executive decision in
your life though, right?

I have learned a little more than nothing.
It's pretty abysmal. I need grammar rules.
I can't find them and that is what I need.
grammar rules and vocabulary, but right
now I need the very baby basics. It's so
hard when there's no one actually teaching
you.


I hope you become less stressed.
Do you want to talk about why you're so stressed or too personal?

That's how I learned my numbers in french so I think I'll be okay there

Are you happier now?

I always wanted to be like my sister, Rachel, when I was little so that's
why I started playing piano. It's the only way in which we're similar now.

I am serious about learning Dutch. I really love languages and I just
think it may be useful for me to know. I have heard from some that
it is easy to learn and then I have heard from others that it is a
difficult language to learn. I'm hoping that I will be able to grasp it
well.

How come you quit school?


I don't know of any places around where I live
that offer sewing classes like that. They only
way to take a class is through some liberal
arts university.
Are you proud of your skirt?

I run a lot. Mainly because it makes me feel
like I have some sort of control over my life.
I also like to read and do logic puzzles and
paint and play piano/guitar and soccer.

I've been considering taking up sewing, actually.
It just seems handy.
I'm trying to develop more hobbies since I now
have all this free time.


Oh, I'm trying to learn Dutch too
but it's not really going so well.
Everything is geared to teach
english to dutch speakers not
dutch to english speakers. It's
becoming frustrating.

France.


I will come to Belgium, yes.
You can show me around if you
so desire


What are your hobbies?
- I know this is a lame question,
I'm just trying to get to know you
better.

For the time being, I live in the US, yes.


Where do you live?