Soil Letter 1- April,2008

It was a short meeting with Ania just before she left Cardiff. Of course it was at the train station!

Short but very useful!! I think both of us became more excited about the project after that meeting. We were supposed to have coffee but my feeling that we didn’t have much time to talk made me forget everything about the coffee. Next time Ania!

Ania was leaving next morning to Poland (Warsaw) and would spend only few days there but it was a good chance for both of us as I can send Ania the Syrian soil to place it in Poland while Ania can collect some Polish soil and bring it with her to the UK.

However, I came back home, got some soil from the original Syrian soil bag and put it in another bag to be put later in the post envelope. The process of moving the soil, packing it and then writing a different address to where it will be sent allowed some strange feelings to emerge. I still don’t know what these feelings exactly are but they could be around the lines that nobody knows what his / her fate can be! Nobody can ever guess where he / she will live or die..

Next morning, I went to the post office to send the “Soil letter” –Thanks Ania for this interesting name!- and was surprised by knowing that there is no express mail between the UK and Poland. The post officer said that the letter might take 4-5 days to arrive. Anyway, it was worth sending it and give it a try.

Luckily enough, Ania received the letter during the last hours of her stay and was able to do the task.