we met our friends sami and lizette today at la bergamote cafe on 9th avenue and 21st street.
our friends live on rockaway, which was really hard hit by sandy. rockaway is completely without power still, and since all the circuits got wet, it will be a long time before all the homes can be properly checked before the power goes on. our friends are lucky to know someone with a spare apartment to lend. they're currently staying in briarwood. but they are living in limbo. what do you bring from home to the temporary apartment? do they have all their schoolbooks? what do they need for class on wednesday? is it at the new apartment, or at home in rockaway. it's very disconcerting and confusing. they're hanging in there . . but it's not easy. they need to also fix up their home, besides working and homeschooling.
we had a nice dessert together before going our separate ways to afternoon classes.
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