More Goodbye's

This week we said goodbye to friends. They were our upstairs neighbors and the first family we met when we arrived in Japan. After a three year assignment working at the Embassy, an expatriate experience that encased the birth of their of two daughters, they are returning to their home in Germany. I will miss the comfort of having good friends in the same building, and how easy it is to share a quick cup of coffee or a spontaneous play date for the kids. It’s difficult to respond when Roo asks: “but how will I play with Anika if she’s not in Japan?“. A quote by Rabindranath Tagore describes fully, “Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.” We will miss them.