Parting is Such Sad Sorrow

June is when goodbyes are supposed to happen in the expat community.  June is when school gets out, people move, and people like me shed a whole lot of tears.  June.  June is when people leave.  I can prepare myself for Junes.  The problem is when June events take place at another time of year.  I am a well-trained saying goodbye machine when it comes to Junes, but when people leave in, say, October, I just can't take it.  The sadness doesn't fit October.  October is supposed to be the time for candy corn and Christmas music (I make my own combos, k!), not tears and see-you-laters.

You are probably wondering what is causing this confusing, out of sync issue in my life.  Well, a good friend (and amazing co-worker) is leaving on Tuesday.  She's moving back to the world of English customer service centers and 24 hour Taco Bells.  She's leaving us and going there, and it's good that she's going.  It's the right time for her to leave.  But it's not June, so it's not the right time to say goodbye.  The world of a TCK is a world of incredible hellos and heart-breaking goodbyes.  I'm so glad that I got to say hello to my dear friend, but that doesn't make the goodbye any easier.

These are the things that keep me up at night.  Oh the joys :/




Location: Chengdu, China

Local Time (CST -- GMT+8): 9:35 p.m. (10/21/2013)
Auburn Time (PST -- GMT-7): 6:35 a.m. (10/21/2013)