Well I am finally ready to start posting on here again. And I will eventually go back and try to post old, funny or exciting stories, but I had to post what is happening now. Apparently International American Schools, no matter what city, have pretty high turnover in general. Cancun, as a city, is a transition city, so many people come here for just a short time and leave. I knew these things before I moved here. but I just wasn't prepared for one of my very close friends to leave, and so soon. Kayla, from Vancouver, has been living here in Cancun with her boyfriend, who is Mexican. He has an opportunity to move back to Canada for work, but he must act quickly as it is quite difficult for Mexicans to get work abroad. So she, not wanting to be in Cancun by herself, is moving back to Canada with him.
When I first heard the story, I was upset. Upset that my friend is leaving, upset that our group of friends is being broken, upset for our students who will now need a new teacher, upset for other teachers who will need to pick up the slack, upset that this bomb was dropped on me so suddenly, upset that our fun night out tonight is actually a going away party - that I helped to plan! But mostly I am just sad. I am sad that I am now wondering if a stable life is ever really possible here. I am wondering if I would ever be able to get used to people - good friends - coming in and out of my life so quickly. I am questioning raising a family in this type of environment. Or is it even possible to start a family in this environment?
I can only now enjoy what little time I have left with her and hope that we stay in touch. Thank God for Facebook! And I will continue to lean on my other friends here. We will all miss her very much!
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