I can't believe we've nearly made it to our one year mark in Singapore. Our time is flying quickly! This past year has brought so much change and needed perspective in our lives. We feel incredibly lucky to be here and so glad that we made the decision to come. I remember way back when to the times when moving overseas seemed scary, and then the prospect of moving to Asia was so foreign! Almost too foreign! It's sad that I didn't have a much clearer view of the world. Of course, I wish everyone could do this. But I digress....
In my pre-Singapore days, I did research to learn a bit about the new country we would be calling home. I remember reading a particular piece that compared Singapore to an airport terminal. How true it is!
Singapore is very clean, very manicured, very landscaped. It is a planned community to a fault. So much orderliness gives it a sterile feeling as well, just like an airport terminal. Modern, simple, sleek, but lacking charm.
Expat living in this Southeast Asian country is also like being in a terminal. You're new for a bit, meet people who are here, figure out the place, and then you get settled.
More people show up. You are all together for a while, but deep inside you realize this is all just a temporary stop. For some, their time to leave comes and you say goodbye. These people leave and you may or may not ever see them again. Sooner or later you know your flight will be called up too.
So in my own rambling way you can probably figure out that living in a terminal isn't always fun when it's your friend's turn to go.
We are having to say good bye to a few people very soon and I think it's going to be hard. :(
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