The Difficulties of Living Abroad

Living away from home can be difficult but usually you can go home if needed. You don't have that luxury when living abroad. I've been gone for a month already and so much is happening back home with my friends and family that it makes me sad. I (surprisingly) still haven't gotten very homesick yet but I have a feeling it could hit me soon. It seems like every day that another friend has made an announcement on Facebook that they're getting engaged/married/pregnant. My lifelong friend and neighbour Katie is getting married on 10-10-10. Her boyfriend is on leave from the army and they're taking advantage of it and she's moving to Hawaii. So who knows when I'll see her next!

In sadder news, I found out today that my Aunt Ann's husband, Roland, passed away the other day. He got ill when he, my aunt, and my cousin, Christine, were on a Caribbean cruise and died before the helicopter could reach the hospital. They don't know what happened yet. Roland did have heart problems but I'm not sure if it was related. It is just such a shock. He will be greatly missed! Roland had a great sense of humour and had just received his doctorate. I'm not sure how old he was exactly but I'm guessing somewhere in his late sixties.

Here is one of the last photos I have with Roland in it. This is from last years Thanksgiving so it's nearly a year old. Roland is standing in the back, the second from the left.

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