“Ian, do
you by any chance have a vacant place in your car?”
Finding a
ride home would turn out to be quite a difficult task: full cars, cars that
were too small – no, not exactly too small, just inappropriate for passengers’
transportation...
But that quest
did lead me to meeting new awesome people.
I had heard
the week before carpool initiatives were being taken, to (and from) Brussels
from (and to) every corner of the handkerchief we Belgians call 'country'.
Equally
from THE city (everything else is parking lot is being said)...
... Antwerp
city ...
... my city
...
* mm, no
not really my city, I just moved there... – I think I have to say Leuven is still my
city... do miss that place... loved living there... I’m wandering off... – but my moving to Antwerp did make the city automatically even cooler*
“Aaaah no,
the car is full. Damn, we actually did consider to take two cars but since we
all fit into one...”
That’s when
I met Ian: a teacher from Antwerp, with the habit to talk about pita whenever
spotting a celebrity *the word pita would later on cause some confusion, but
I’ll get to that*, he turns blood red when he laughs, doesn’t mince his words,
and when it comes to noise pollution he was a nightmare for the editors of the
quiz episodes (talks a lot... talks aloud ;)
*D. did roll his eyes more than a couple of times when he was sitting near him – was actually funny to see*
*D. did roll his eyes more than a couple of times when he was sitting near him – was actually funny to see*
“Maybe ask
T.? He has a sportscar.”
I actually
wondered why the term ‘sportscar’ was relevant to my quest home. He lives in Antwerp too would obviously
come in handy, or He carpools as well
or even He always appreciates the company
of a pretty girl *;)*
But it was
the ‘sportscar’ that was of importance... And believe me... that car would
become the topic of some of our most hilarious conversations :D
“Where is
he? I saw him already today.”
There’s no
getting a word in edgeways... which actually came in handy for a shy girl like
me ^_^
“Ah there!
T.! Do you have an extra seat available for C.?”
He turned
around and I looked into the puppy eyes of that guy with the glasses.
That’s when
I met T. ^_^
“Ah no, I
have only one passenger seat and that’s taken. I’m sorry,” T. said
“Pity, but
that’s ok, I’ll keep on looking.”
The
recordings were again lots of fun... *more details will follow*
God! Again,
one of the best decisions of the year to participate this quiz... Really!
In the mean
time I was very curious for reactions of my friends and family on my personal
45 minutes of fame. My episode was aired when the new ones were recorded, so I
expected a full inbox of ‘ooohs’ and ‘aaahs’ at the end of the day
“C.!” T. said
after the recordings – when I had already made my peace with taking a train
home – “It turns out I can take you home! My passenger found another ride
home.”
“Oh,” I was
a bit taken by surprise, “Great! Thanks!”
And in 22
minutes I was home, instead of 40 with a normal car or 90 by train
*convenient, such a sportscar, must keep that in mind*
Reason #1 why sportscar was relevant
*convenient, such a sportscar, must keep that in mind*
Reason #1 why sportscar was relevant
Thx T.!!
TO BE CONTINUED
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