Ode to Cleopatra

After a nice evening with Leendert, I decided to take a look back at my days with Cleopatra ASG, my students club here in Groningen. It may seem now as if there's very little bonding between me and them left (a few friends of mine are still members, so right now there's still somewhat of a thing going on, but it will only be like one or two years before that's gone as well), but actualy, there's a lot to be very happy with, and even gratefull for. So see this as my ode to Cleopatra.

First of all, Cleopatra is the place I got most of my friends from. The funny thing is, these friends are divided into people that became friends instantly when I joined myself, and people who came along later on the road. Regardless, many of them hold a dear place in my hard, and are, or have been, very important to me. I can't imagine going through my days of being a student without them. Even more, I can't imagine living the way I live right now without them. I'm not going to name any names, but you know who you are when you're reading this and you're still in my life.

Second: I got to learn things like working in a team. You have to understand, at Cleopatra there's a lot of team work going on. You either are already used to it, or it just gets on you while doing it. Cleopatra is a cool club where nobody has to be sorta out of the group. With just a little effort, you can always fit in. I personally don't really need to have a lot of effort to fit in, but I really do like the fact that it's a place where everyone can join the club.

Third: I got to meet my ex-boyfriend Roel at Cleopatra. Of course, it may be sad he's my ex-boyfriend instead of my current boyfriend, but nonetheless. It was the first time I actually got to spend time in a full-time relationship. I guess, even though it didn't really wotk out, I learned a lot from it. I don't see Roel anymore on a regular basis, but the time I've spend with him has been invaluable to me, and I will always cherish it.

Finally: there's just a feeling of great fun to know there's always a place you can fall back to, where you can just have a beer, where everybody knows your name (how Cheers is that?). I'm way too old now, but I'll always cherish the times when I was really a part of that!