Tuesday, April 03, 2007
When friends leave
Oli's back from his three week sojourn to the far east (Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia). I haven't seen him yet but Van's just had dinner. Unfortunately, he may be away for even longer; Oli just found out his law firm won't renew his working visa.
Every time it happens I tell myself we'll only make friends with people who stay. We stopped going to the student gigs, stopped trying to make connections with the one-year postgrads and the short term expats. Selfish, true. But we keep trying to stave away that familiar feeling of loss. Can't blame us for trying.
Anyway, never mind. If he finishes his law degree his firm will hire him back. Oli reckons he'll only be away for a year or so. Coincidentally, Anj is back for a week in London, staying at our place with her boyfriend Liam while we drive off for our Easter holiday. I suppose distances are never too great, and days never too long. They'll all come back to London.
Every time it happens I tell myself we'll only make friends with people who stay. We stopped going to the student gigs, stopped trying to make connections with the one-year postgrads and the short term expats. Selfish, true. But we keep trying to stave away that familiar feeling of loss. Can't blame us for trying.
Anyway, never mind. If he finishes his law degree his firm will hire him back. Oli reckons he'll only be away for a year or so. Coincidentally, Anj is back for a week in London, staying at our place with her boyfriend Liam while we drive off for our Easter holiday. I suppose distances are never too great, and days never too long. They'll all come back to London.
Comments:
yes, i find it difficult to really stay in the present and make good friends when i know i'm transient but it's never something i regret, particularly when i come back to london to visit and i have a great place to crash! thanks again and i'm sure it won't be long before i see you both again!
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