Too many goodbyes

This week has been bittersweet. We had a wonderful time on Wednesday night at the official opening of Avondale's new campus and it was great to be a part of the celebration. The Australian High Commissioner was there to cut the ribbon and the children performed well-rehearsed songs, dances and plays. But as this is the last week of the school term we also had to say good-bye to three families who are moving back home or onto their next country. Earlier on it was easier to say goodbye to families moving on as we had known them only for a short time but these are people we have known quite well for a year. Alice was planning who she wanted at her party this year and I realised not one girl who went to her party last year would still be in Singapore. Since arriving only a year ago we have had to say good bye to:
Lily-rose
Josephine, Nic & Lulu
Rachel
The Primmer Family
The Wilson Family
The Lombard Family
The Milkeratis Family
The Wong Family
The Tait Family
The Harkin-Strain Family
And those are just the people leaving Singapore. It's all very transient here. People leave our Condo for another Condo or the school to go to a different school in Singapore. The movement is constant. Of course wonderful new people have arrived too. However if your life is like paper and every passerby leaves a mark I think my page has filled rather too quickly this past year.