My Tiny Cupid Moment

Last summer I got to spend three days in Seville, Spain catching up with my long lost friend Shireen. We had spent a year working around the world together twenty years ago. When you travel and work with someone you get to know them in a different way, like you talk about everything. It was no surprise to me that when we reconnected in Spain we picked right back up where we left off in Bali, or South Africa.
Shireen, had spent the last dozen years living and working in LA. Despite being the most beautiful and fun person I know she had not found her true love. Knowing that life was more than work she quit her job and sold her stuff and spent the last year traveling around the world, going to twenty two countries. It was a big adventure to do alone, although she was never alone much since she makes friends easily and people often joined her travel tribe. As luck had it she was able to leave Sweden and come to Spain while Russ, Carter and I were there.
We talked a lot about her trip and her plans for afterwards. Russ and I encouraged her to come to North Carolina, sure she could find a life here. Apparently another conversation I had with her was more important, and I don’t even member having it. Of course we talked about men and her love life. In my journalistic way I asked her if there had been any man who got away. I don’t remember the conversation because she said no even though there was. But that question got her thinking.  
Today Russ asked me if I had seen her post on Facebook. I pulled out my IPad to see what he was talking about. Shireen had found the one who got away. They reconnected after twenty three years and she is not coming back to the states.  
Here is her post today. I am thrilled to have played a tiny role in her fairy tale ending to her round the world year. I guess I am going to have to keep asking people the right questions.