Because in between this goodbye and the next hello, those words are a little bit of extra padding to make sure the fragile heart stuff doesn’t get busted in the move.
Tag: friendships
Be Kind to Your Expat Friends This Month
It’s the annual summertime dance around the expat maypole— if the maypole was made up of travel documents, shipping instructions, and school applications with ribbons of packing tape flying in the breeze.
So You’re Moving During a Pandemic…
When I was a girl, I used to collect bunches of dandelions. It didn’t matter to me that everyone else was trying to get rid of them–out, out, damned weed!–I thought they were pretty. Together, they looked like a fist full of sunshine. More than just a schoolgirl fancy though, I was convinced that a…
You’re Going to Be Just Fine
What’s that you say? You’re moving? It’s going to be ok. No, no, really, you have to trust me. I know, I know–it’s an upheaval, an emotional train-wreck, a logistical, never-ending list of things to get done, each one dependent upon the one above. It’s ok. You’re going to be just fine. Even if the…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 