End of Term

Today was the end of the school term and Tsubasa’s last day at preschool. Next term he will be attending a school closer to his new home in Tokyo, about one hour from the area where we live. Last night when I was explaining this to Roo he looked very sad and asked “when will I get to go to a new school near my home in Minneapolis?”. A tough question. On the way home from school he asked “but will Tsubasa still be in Japan?”. I explained yes, and that we will visit Tsubasa at his new home for a play date. We’ll just have to ride the train and have his mommy pick us up at the station. It’s a legitimate question. He’s had classmates leave to return to India, UK, Sweden, and Australia, and at the end of January we’ll loose our dear upstairs neighbors and their young daughters. They are returning to Germany. Tough transitions but an inevitable part of the expatriate experience.

Roo & Tsubasa on a field trip wearing spy glasses.