last night i had a few great dialogues with this historian whom i had not seen for a couple of years. the last time that i had talked to him was on the phone and neither of us was in that good of a shape. life was handing us new challenges, the kind that academia does not prepare you for. he has an affinity for the portuguese language, and i have been slow in discovering my fascination for history.
politically he may well be from the same side of town as i am, but we are, or so it seems to me, or else he is pulling my leg, from different neighborhoods. i am one known for arguing the virtues of a united federalist europe including switzerland, he is one of those whose mind i have yet to penetrate, he likes the status quo. for me the european union is a peace project, for him... well, i am not sure what it is. be it as it may, i asked him to join me at the election night celebration of our party.
dialogue is fun, i really enjoyed our exchange.
