Te amo, my dear friend Nara :)

Los Angeles, July 10th 2009.

Today I'm gonna celebrate my friendship with Nara. You're probably asking yourself..."who's Nara?"
Nara is joy. If you wanna know what joy really is, you should hang out with my friend Nara. Wherever she goes, she brings joy to that place. She makes people laugh, but not because she makes jokes, or try to entertain anyone, it's just because she's a true happy person. She smiles the whole time - except when she's hungry hehe.
I've been living in the USA for almost three years, and last year God gave me the chance to meet Nara. From day one, we were friends. We had our best times together, we hung out around L.A., we had vacation together, she stayed in my house, she played with the kids the whole time. Nara is like a kid, she has this energy, she plays all the time, she falls down on the floor and get hurt all the time while playing. At the same time, she's very mature. I saw her crying only once, when someone made her feel like an idiot. Next day she forgave that person.
Nara never worries about anything. She never suffers for something that could happen. She lives life at present time, and waits for the future with a positive attitude. She's practical, never paranoic. She taught me how to see things in a easier way, and showed me that I can complicate things when they don't need to be complicated.
Nara can be crazy, so drunk, and talks to everyone on the streets. If someone is not a good influence for her, she doesn't worry about it, she just keeps herself away from trouble. She can have her quiet times, and reflect about God for weeks. She asked me if she could go with me to the church ( as if she needed to ask...), and we went there together. She jumped, sang, prayed, as if she was there for so many years. She never felt unconfortable, and never judged my religion. I love the fact that she doesn't judge people by religion, color, economy levels, etc.
Nara is a wonderful human being. She has her mistakes, not many, I can tell. But the ones she has, she corrects them quick. She talks. Nara and I talk to each other like sisters. She calls me Malukete :) We never hide anything from each other. If we're in a bad mood - usually me- she would say that I'm terribly annoying, and vice-versa. We never had a fight, but we had arguments regarding different points of view and we always end up with an agreement. She faces life as a gift, and I learned a lot from her about it.
Nara and I went to San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, etc, together. We shared a huge journey here in the USA, and now she's gonna continue hers in Brazil. I'll continue mine here. For how long? I don't know, and I'm not gonna worry about math, numbers. I will do what my dear friend taught me... I'll face it in a positive way.
Nara is inside of the airplane now. I prayed for her already, I have my good thoughts on her. Before she got in the airplane to come back to Brazil she sent me a txt message. She said "Thank you, Malukete. Time for you to kick your ass here and for me to kick my ass there [Brazil]. Kisses". This is SO Nara.

***Narinha, I love you... I'll miss you. You are very important to me, and you'll be my friend forever. I'll see you again, somewhere in this beautiful world. I will stop now, or I'm gonna cry. And you taught me not to cry for every single thing that makes me emotional. I love you... God Bless You always.
Narinha, eu te amo... Vou sentir saudade. Você é importante pra mim, abestada! E você é minha amiga pra sempreeeee. Lógico que eu vou te ver de novo, em algum lugar desse mundo liiindo. Chega de falar, senão vou chorar, e você me ensinou a não chorar por qualquer merda -sem ofensa HAHAHAHA LOL A traducão em português tá beeeeeem melhor HAHAHA. Te amo amiga, fica com Deus.

Malu xoxo