Sunday, May 22, 2011

The price of international friendship

Geneva is again Mighty Mom free but for three glorious days this lovely and talented woman was once again walking our Genevan streets.

The problem with international friends is that they move on to other countries.

It isn't just Mighty Mom who left, but the couple Czech, and a certain Syrian doctor among others. We stay in touch. We Skype. We email. We read blogs. We see each other from too long time to too long time.

There are people who won't make friends with internationals because they know they will lose the possibility of daily contact. Then there are those that wouldn't want to pass up the opportunity to share time and activities. It is a variation of not replacing a loved dog because of the pain of losing the next one rather than relishing the time with the new dog.

What make face-to-face contact even more wonderful when it does happen is that not only does it bring back good memories it creates a new one.

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