'cause our paths will cross eventually...

One of very controversial things concerning living as an expat is meeting people and not being able to stay in touch with them when you do not live in one place with them anymore. It is often said that they are not your real friends as you cannot maintain a friendship without seeing each other regularly. Of course you can meet them up from time to time but it is not that easy. The worst thing is to say goodbye to your friends when you know you will probably never live in the same place with them anymore. But the great thing is that as you all are expats sooner or later your paths will cross somewhere in the world. By chance.

That is the way, last Monday, I ended up having a drink in an Irish pub 'the Wild Goose' with my Greek friend Eugenia. I met her in 2004 when she was doing her internship in Poland and I was on the second year of my studies. We ended up living in the same dormitory for a few weeks. We had nice time going out together or watching the episodes of South Park on my computer. Then she left and we had contact from time to time but not very often. Then a few weeks ago on MSN we both realized that we had been living in the same country. So we decided to meet up and old bonds were renewed.

Luckily, the Internet enabled us to stay in touch and figure out that we were in the same countries. 

And maybe you have to face tough moments while saying good bye to your friends. But you will meet them eventually. If you really want it.

Maybe life as an expat is not always easy. But it is definitely exciting. It is fabulous. And you feel you really live your life.