We had another family leaving this past month. MaryAnne and Mike had been here for nearly 4 years and it was time for them to move..... Kris and Craig hosted a 'happy hour' at their home to say goodbye......Once again it was a delightful time together.......here are some photos of the evening.
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| MaryAnne and Mike |
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| Mike, Bryan, Rajesh, Pat, Hadi, Craig, David |
It is funny that we seem to gravitate into the men group.
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| Kris, Mo, Anna, Debby, Tari, Margaret, MaryAnne |
....and the women's group
Rajesh brought his new camera and I'm sure took many good pictures.....
Even tho we meet weekly for Majhong.....we still have lots of things to talk about on special evenings......
Tari has impressed all of us....she came to Soyo less than one year ago speaking only a little English and now can converse very well. She has also 'studied' Majhong and wins frequently. She will miss MaryAnne so much because MaryAnne was her English teacher.
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| Debby, Craig and Alma |
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| Mo, me, Kris |
Alma is the newest resident to the community. She and her husband, Nate, arrived 3 weeks ago and already have gone thru a farewell...... It is great tho that when someone is leaving, there are new people that come to join us here.
Hadi and Mike enjoyed sharing time together during this evening. I know that Hadi will miss Mike and the experience he has shared with all of us......he will be missed.
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| David, Nate, Bryan |
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| Kris, MaryAnne, Tari, Ana, Filomena.. |
Mo and MaryAnne lived next to each other.....they both came here around the same time.....and are going to different countries for their next assignments.....
One of the common threads that we have seen in all the places we have lived overseas.....is that of meeting new friends and saying good by to others who leave a lasting memory in our minds. Living overseas we miss our families in our home country and therefore the friends we make here become like extended family. Because of the diversity of living overseas, we meet people that we would not normally have opportunity to meet in our home country...... We do hope that someday our paths will cross again with MaryAnne and Mike.
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