When I arrived in Shanghai, I kinda knew that one of the things that I had to adapt to was people leaving the city or returning to their countries. Since all my close friends were international students, and obviously not all of them were intending to stay in China after graduation, knowing this limitation scared me at first, especially after becoming closer to some of them and feeling the intimacy. I rarely faced a similar issue before in my life. Living in Mashhad, I didn't have an extensive community of friends there. I knew some people, but I wasn't really meeting them as regularly as I did here. Sometimes, it took me months to hang out with someone, and here, I encounter people every day. As a result, the bond has been stronger than ever, and the pain of saying goodbye has become more severe. Last night I said goodbye to Ari, one of the closest friends I have here, not knowing whether I would meet her again in the near future. Within the next two weeks, three of my other close…
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