TPC (or maybe Antwerpen) CREW - completely not chronological

This post, for a change, is written in English. I strongly believe that my Polish friends would understand it and maybe some of the foreigners would like to read something from me.
This is about TPC Crew - people I met at the student dorm (+Roberto, though maybe he would have another note just about him, as I owe him a lot) in Antwerp. For me it was the first experience of student dorms and I would never regret it. Actually I would recommend everyone to spend at least few months at the dorm.

My expectations, though, were different - I expected something that would be sthereotypical for Polish dorms - lots of drinking. That was not the case (at least until I tried to change it). First one, as I mentioned before, was MSP who was living at the 3rd floor (and practically 2nd floor didn't know the third one), then there was Thomas. Both were Maltese and got along together and both from the same university (as there's one in Malta, right?) and some courses.
Thomas was "the only one who really cooks", let me quote the classic and inspired pretty all of 'common cooking' staff. He was also pretty into IAESTE and that's how we/I met many, many people who were (have been) actually doing their IAESTE internships in Belgium (Flanders). He was also the one to put a paper on my doors that he could help me with all the staff newcomer has to face. Which was really nice and won't be forgotten :).

MSP, on the other hand, was really into Polish language - there were obvious words like "kurwa" or "cycki" (and she's believed that beer Tyskie, which is widely available in Belgium, is pronounced the same way). You can also never forget her being eager for all chocolate stuff that ever appeared in the dorm.

With both of them I had plenty of talks, especially after my short trip to Malta in May 2011. (then comes another thought - Geography, interest of the world and sometimes even stheoreotypes do help You with getting along with foreigners).

Then would come Cyprien - Congolese guy, who was rather French than English speaker. As I told some of You, we were having the same talk everyday. We used to meet each other in kitchen and the conversation went:
"Hi!"
"Hi!"
"Are You a good cooker?"
"I don't think so, but I cook just from myself and I'm hungry, so that doesn't really bother me"
"I have a newspaper - You wanna read it?"
here comes the difference between the first day and the others
First day: "Yeah, why not? (...) But I don't understand French"
"hahaha"
Other days: "But it's probably in French, as usual"
"I believe You can manage Franse (French in case if someone didn't catch it).

I've also seen Iranian girl (who I admire for really caring about her religion, ramadan and stuff I don't know) and "the professor" - Armenian man, who was a visiting professor working in the same group as me. Actually we had some conversations and topics to get along. But the position and age difference are always hard to break.

Then there would be Matteo and Vaso - we didn't spend much time together, but we were on my first Belgian party. Then I got to know their strange custom of selling 0,25 beer in plastic cup for 2,50 EUR. It would be unacceptable in Poland (actually 0,25 beer You can treat as an offence :P). Thank You for that time as well. And - almost forgot - Muhammad! Moroccan guy with his Moroccan dishes he was always preparing late night. During my trip to Morocco I haven't seen his region (Agadir, Issaouira), so I truly hope to change it in near future (with absolutely local guide).

I have to mention Ineke, who was living next to me. Really nice dutch girl, helpful with any language issues. We didn't spend much time as well, but I do remember "wiadukt" or - probable Dutch spelling "Viadukt".

Might've missed some people, but then I would say about people who came as I was like 'experienced' in living in TPC. Obviously first must be Gregor - the German guy, who already came with some basic Polish skills ("kurwa pizda!") and came on the day Poland played against Germany in football. He is really into football (just like me), so we easily got along, grabbed some beer and saw the game. I think that we would meet each other a lot of times in future. What was funny (or strange) that we were really straight about the sthereotypes about Germans in Poland or Poles in Germany. So I was the fucking car thief and lazy bastard, and he was - let me simplificate - fucking Volksdeutch. But I still believe we do well.

Somewhere in the middle is Jonas - I know that You were in TPC before me, but if we can say that we got along, it was a recent event. I met him asking for someone who has credit card to top-up his skype account. I obviously offered the service, though had some doubts about to whom in Ethiopia my credit card number might be sold. Then we watched football - it always make people united.

There's already a lot of people, but Marloes has her place in my mind - she's been always going to Netherlands for weekends for horse riding, but - wanting to keep in touch with TPC people - she actually introduced going out thursdays. That's very probable cause why noone of us was productive in job on fridays.

Now I have to mention the doctors - Yaou, who's the funniest guy I've ever met (I will never forget the "cooking rice" issue) and Daliborka - who explained me some Balkan's language and food (can't say Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian etc. because - at least for me - it's all very similar).

Then it was Serbia with great Flemish (Jan, Jannick, Mats - there's for You), Aussie (Ben) and Wallonian (Julian), not to mention the reception girls in Good Morning Hostel Belgrade (Basia&Maciek as well). I believe that we had great time in Belgrade and hope to see most of You for some Belgian beer somewhere in Flanders.

After Serbia I almost immediately went to Poland - but my Polish friends are not the topic of this note, You all know that I miss You. Back to Antwerp I was with two Magdas. It was faboulous time for me (and a moment of glory as someone - I think Roberto - said). They did make a big impress of very masculised TPC Crew. I do miss those nonsense conversations in Polish every night.

Then there came Diana - Portuguese girl. I don't know what to write about her/You; I think it's too recent. Hope to meet in Belgium and Lisbon as well (and see the non-touristic version of this city).

Somewhre on the way, there were Bruno&Filip - let's simplificate - Yougoslavian guys who I met at party in Brussels (again Aśka and Maciek - have a good time wherever You are) and then at Roberto's. After that, with no warning, we met at Charleroi airport on our flight to Belgrade. You did help me with the city!

Finally, there must come Roberto - I met him via Thomas and always respected - but just a few weeks ago, he was just a Latin guy, very opened and into parties (and women :P) With a good place close to the city center.. I did like him, but was never sure if our friendship can last longer than just being in Belgium - now I'm sure, that even it's 10.000 kilometres (according to http://www.world-airport-codes.com/dist/?a1=krk&a2=uio ) between us, then we can talk anyway and meet each other somewhere (maybe Europe, maybe America, maybe Manuel's Madera). I will remember, for sure, my homelessness for a 4 days, and him accepting me spending a few days (noone knew how long) at his place and all the conversations about "about all we did talk :P" made me really better in those (maybe these?) hard times of being homeless, feeling no sense and other "psychological" issues.

P.S. I should've written about many more people - Manuel, Veronica, Anthi, Thomas (Irish), Alex (Aussie), Imen, Ben (Chinese), Cristina, Suang, Remy and so on; then Vietnamese guy whose name I don't remember. But I do believe that, at least part of as, would meet up in few days.