International Mobility: Saying Goodbye & Confronting Loss, with host Louise Ross [Ep 42]

There's a price to pay living as, and amongst, mobile internationals, and that is facing the sadness and grief that comes with having to say goodbye, whether you're the one that's staying, or the one that's leaving. In this solo episode, I tell a story about a young Ukrainian friend who recently emigrated to the US from Portugal, triggering a sense of loss. This static image above, a beautiful, stenciled mural by iconic British graffiti artist, Banksy, illustrates just how I've been feeling: kind of sad and melancholy over the departure of too many frien… Video by YouTube channel.