I'm Kelly, a crazy girl from Belgium that likes to dream big. I work in a kindergarten and I adore all my kids there! I love my work and everything that revolves around it. I love everything about Japan and I love being energetic. I talk way too much and I hate going to bed and leaving my bed! I love taking care of my cat, my friends, my mom, my colleagues and everyone that needs my help! Woops... *rewind*... I need to start taking care of ME first! ;) Yes, indeed... I often walk too fast for myself to keep up with everything I want to do! But hey, that's me ;)
I asked my boyfriend to write something here 10 days before I left for my Asia 2016 trip. This is what he wrote:
She's crazy! <3
Isn't he lovely? :) I asked some other people that are important to me to write something about me when I was planning a world tour in 2016 (it's no longer happening, although I'm still going away for one year). Here's what they wrote about me:
My mom:
When Kelly was still little Kelly she always wanted to be where everyone else was. She wanted to know all, see all and know everything there was to know.
Her enthusiasm was contagious!
Pretty early on she walked, on her tiny feet, all alone in this big world, she couldn't wait to discover it all!
Starting from when she was very young, she liked to ride with mom or dad on the bicycle. There was just one rule: she had to sit up front, as she couldn't be trusted at the rear. Little Kelly was talking non-stop and to top things of she couldn't sit still for one minute, which could lead to some dangerous situations ;-)
Everywhere you went you had to keep a close eye on her: she talked with everyone (EVERYONE!), loved to run away and even more ... to hide herself... . I'm certain she gave some extra grey hairs to some of the family members ;-)
When she was almost 2 years she got a buggy for her doll from Sinterklaas. She wasn't exactly close with him (nor with Black Pete), so she ran towards them, ripped the buggy from Sinterklaas his hands and ... ran!
Sinterklaas was pretty blown away and all he could say was: "wow, she's like a little TGV!"
And a little TGV she always remained. She always wanted to know what, where, why and when!
When she was in her teens she liked to cycle as well, from one town to the other (with the occasional (big!) detour). She always arrived where she needed to be, bearing the same enthusiasm as when she left!
Who could have imagined that I, years later, would say goodbye to her in Brussels, at a real TGV, when she left to go to Japan for 3 months!
And now a world trip in 2016… With fear in my heart I’ll try to follow her, but with the uppermost trust I want to see her leave. She deserves it so much, this brave girl!!!
Take care ;-)
Mama xxx ********************************************************************** My best friend:
When Kelly asked me to write something about her, I said yes without hesitation. I thought I would just scribble something and that was that!! But then it hit me, I’m writing this cause she’s leaving…
I’ve known Kelly for a while, about 8 years and she wasn’t my favorite person right away. We were very different. She liked adventure, I liked staying at home. She liked rice, I liked French fries. She was loud, I liked silence. And of course, she liked riding a bike and I can’t live without my car. But these are peanuts to what Kelly has come to mean for me in the last years.
She saw me at my best and she was there, she saw me at my worst and still, she stayed. I got angry, depressed, suicidal,… and she stayed. Even if she wasn’t there, she was there. Cause that is who Kelly is, no matter how hard it gets, she will pull you through.
One summer, we decided to go to Spain. I was feeling really down and we just needed to get away. When we got home I looked at all the pictures that Kelly took and I could feel the happiness. To this day, when I feel sad or depressed or hurt, I take those pictures and I smile. Those pictures saved me, and they still do.
Kelly is not just a friend, she is not just a best friend, not a sister. She’s my soul mate and she will be the godmother of my children. I will miss her during her trip but I know it will make her happy. But of course I will wait to get married or have children until she gets back, cause I need my maid of honor at my wedding.
You be careful, Kelly. You mean a whole lot to a whole bunch of people. We need you to get back in one piece. Good luck and never stop being you!