January 18, 2009

How can the words "9ish tomorrow?" seem so empty...

They left a chapter out of the books.  It would be called "How to Say Goodbye to Other Expats".  We are the fortunate ones though.  We can say "See you again, in Golden Valley!"  Tomorrow will be a day of mourning in Bangalore for others who aren't as lucky.
 
How do you send off people with a blog called http://loudamericans.blogspot.com/? With a lot of noise and an informal neighborhood parade of course.  In Minnesota it's possible the police would have shown up.
 
BON VOYAGE, Murphys.  WE WILL MISS YOU!  I'm not sure how you build what feels like a life long friendship in a few short months, but this ranks up there with the hardest goodbyes I've said.
 
Thank you for the warm welcome and thank you for the warm goodbye.  See you again, state side!   -Allison

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