It was Wednesday, December 19th, 2012. Finally I met Yawa, it was also the second time I met Erna again. Erna's husband, Joni, was contacted by Yawa through InterNations in Florence, a global community of expatriates. From Joni, Yawa who was seeking for other Indonesian fellows in Florence, was informed about me and finally got in touch with me through Facebook. She has been living in Florence for more than a year with her husband, Cyril, when we met for the first time. We decided to have lunch together at Mario an Italian restaurant near Mercato Centrale.
I got there at 11.35 by bike. I saw both of them chat in
front of Mario’s, I hurried to lock-up my bike to a pole nearby. Waved at one
of them but they didn’t seem to notice. I walked toward them and greeted them.
Erna, who I met about two months earlier greeted me first then I
introduced myself to Yawa who was standing next to her.
