I think that the hardest group for me to leave was my group of friends on the East Coast.
They have been such an integral part of my early adult life and have helped me to grow into a completely different person. It was hard leaving them because the bonds we shared were formed through many personal experiences that I won't ever have with other people.
(This was our Friendsgiving 2016 !)
Whenever any group I've been a part of have adjourned, we've always celebrated with food and drinks. Kind of like a last HOORAH! Before I left for San Diego we did dinner at one of the local restaurants and then proceeded to Karaoke and our "go -to" Irish pub. It was a great night filled with good food, great friends, strong drinks, and awesome music. All things the members of this groups enjoyed.
Thinking about the future and how our cohort of colleagues will adjourn once we've graduated, I don't honestly know what we could do. Online classes make forming interpersonal relationships hard because you only ever see (really read) the professional early educator as opposed to who the person really is. We can identify each others passions and goals, and help each other achieve them but we won't every really "know" them. Plus- we're all in different time zones!
Adjourning I think is important for a group because it's (possibly) the last chance the members have to see each other or work together. Regardless of the context of your group- you have extended your personal or professional network of support.
Hi, I can relate to how difficult it is to relocate to another place leaving people behind that you're close to. I have relocated 3 times in the last 5 years due to my husbands military orders and it gets harder every time. I've stopped being as sociable because I hate meeting someone, forming a relationship with them and then have to move away. I enjoyed your post!
ReplyDeleteHello Amy,
ReplyDeleteI loved your post! I understand how hard it is to say goodbye. It is great that you guys meet back up to do things this way it want be so hard. Relocating can be very difficult. Back in 2012 I moved to Connecticut for about a year. It was hard for me to leave my family and friends. I had to miss the yearly family gathering at Thanksgiving and Christmas. For a while it was hard for me. After about a year I had to move back to NC with my family. This made me realize that it was hard for me to adjourn.