Just as I was getting settled in and beginning to think, "Man, this expat gig is the life!" I am starting to experience the downside of it all. Within the last few days I have found out that my British friend Sarah is moving to Singapore, that Julie (with Michael and Mia) are moving back to Minnesota, and worst of all, that Sam, Brian and the kids have a very high chance of moving back to NYC in June. It has been like one punch after another hearing all of this news.
The good and bad side of expat life is that your friends become like your family since your family is not near. It is wonderful to have people you immediately feel so close to, but it makes it all the worse when they then have to move away, which is always inevitable. You basically have some of the fastest forming friendships of your life, but in the back of your mind there is always a ticking timebomb knowing that at some point they are going to have to leave.
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