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Happy 21st birthday, Janine CRESSIDA BUGARIN Yee!!

You have no idea how much I wish I could be there with you today

Ten days of meditation, no texts, no calls —
Happy birthday from somewhere inside these Korean walls.

We met on the water, somewhere at sea,
Pissed off roommates with indescribable energy,
But our FaceTimes across every timezone and border
Made all of the madness feel somehow in order.

Twenty-one's here and Open Bar knows your name,
I'm counting the days till I see you again —
A-town's calling us, my trip's almost done,
Save me a drink. I hear twenty-one's fun.

My 3 favorite things about you

  1. Your smile. I see it when I close my eyes (and I'll be doing a lot of that these next 10 days)
  2. Your humor. Your laugh is contagious
  3. How you're soooo totally completely over your ex ;)
  4. Your positivity and fun-seeking attitude
  5. Your taste. In music, foods, fashion, the tiktoks you send me
  6. How you can count better than me

Janine,

Happy happy birthday!! I'm very sorry I can't be there with you to celebrate in person, but I promise I'll make it up to you next month. It's funny that I've only been your boyfriend for like three weeks, it's really felt that way since SAS. Meeting you was the best surprise of the voyage; they do say that the twist tends to happen in the third act. And after, I spent nearly four months living in Spain, and the person I got closest to in that time was halfway around the world; and I couldn't be more grateful.
You're so easy to talk to, and the way your beautiful, contagious smile spreads so easily to me, I knew it was only a matter of time until we'd end up dating. I love seeing how much you care for your friends and family, your loyalty to them inspires me to be better. You leave every room better than you found it, and it makes me so happy to see other people light up when they talk to you the same way I do. But I'm even luckier than them, because I'm yours.
Also, I'm so happy that we share the same love and appreciation for travel, I can't believe that's how we met. I'm so excited to keep exploring the world with you. The time passes too quickly when we're together, but still, I cherish every second with you.
Keep being you, Janine, and I can't stop loving you.

Love, OD


P.S. You can change your iCloud name from Faustine now