Today, we're having a going away party for our friends...They (my friend with her husband and 2 kids, ages 3 & 1) are heading to London on Dec. 2nd for 10 months, so she can work on the London Olympics. They'll be back after Labour Day 2012.
We've met so many people that are so flexible and transient for these types of opportunities. I look back at how fearful we were before our move and now, we realize that so many people are willing to move around, see the world and seize opportunities. We've met one family that are from England that have moved to Dubai for 4 years and then Vancouver, another that went from Michigan to San Francisco to Vancouver, and another couple that spent their entire 6-month maternity/paternity leaves traveling Asia with their newborn. It makes me realize how much of a bubble we were in as recently as last year.
Some may feel this is crazy for our friends to pick up and move for 10 months, especially with 2 young kids. I think that if it's something they are willing and excited to do, why the heck not? 10 months is such a short amount of time when you look at one's lifespan. Before they know it, they will be back in Vancouver and living life as they were before.
It's times like this I wonder how long our Vancouver adventure will last. It is a strong reminder that it's so important for us to enjoy moment to moment because things can so easily change in life...
