One of my friends here is leaving tomorrow to head home to Germany. I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed living in Washington, DC for two years, and am truly loving living in Israel this year, but boy! Both places are unique in such a way that people are always leaving! I am no exception, of course, but it's such a weird reality. I made some great friends in August. Most of them left in September. Then I made some very good friends in September, who left in January. And I have many friends still here, some I met in August, others in September, and still others just recently. But I know I will be leaving in June. And every time another person leaves, I can't help but think of it. :-/ (Plus my family will come visit in June, so I've been working on plans for those weeks, which forced me into thinking of my last week here, too.)
I am so thankful for the internet, and know that I have places to stay should I ever visit Germany, France, Slovakia, Holland, Haifa. But how often could that possible be? The same goes with the good friends I made in DC. But then of course, visiting Arizona, New Mexico, Austin, Louisiana, Alabama...well that's just a road trip away! *sigh* Well, Baruch HaShem for Facebook, I suppose. ;-)
Right now I'm deeply missing WSFC and Frontline, and I know I will have days when I'm there and missing Beit Eliahu, but I am so so so thankful for the people I've met and the experiences I've had in each place, and would not trade any of it for the comfort of not knowing what I would have missed if I had remained in one place. :-) See you all sooner or later, I hope. :)
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