arrivals & departures

2 weeks already passed since I came to Istanbul and it feels like yesterday, as usually time flies so fast ...

Today, my predecesor at Microsoft left Istanbul after almost 1 year spent here; I could feel his sadness and of the ones that have been his friends here; it is maybe the most impressive intern-goodbye I have seen and couldn't help thinking of all the people I have left behind or that have left me behind.

The first times it seems funny but after a while it gets annoying ... all the time moving on and all the time needing to join a new social group among others. I have to admit that these days it is one of the things that is bugging me the most as it is already the 5th time I get to a new place (from Caransebes to Severin, to Timisoara, to Brussels, to Warsaw and now to Istanbul - just to count the places where I stayed for more than 2 months).

I wouldn't be surprised to find among all the AIESECers out there who travel the world and oftenly change places the same feeling of frustration that departures/arrivals bring. Of course moving from one place to another has positive sides as well, one of them is the fact that you meet amazing and so diverse people, I only wish I could gather them all for a beer one night somewhere, sometime ...

To all those special people out there, I would like to tell them that I miss them all !!! And I really hope we keep in touch! Come and visit me in Istanbul!