RE: The Great Goodbye War of 2023

Here's some unsolicited advice for moving to a new country: prepare to be entirely and wholly exhausted. Granted, that may be the case for moving any non-local distance after you've made a life for yourself somewhere, but I wouldn't know. The physical toll of starting a new chapter aside, my final days in Los Angeles were jam-packed with work, activities, outings and last gatherings. Since the end of July, I have been faced with a near-constant barrage of goodbyes. And, for someone who is not fond of endings, no matter how temporary they are or how exciting what they lead to may be, it has felt like an all-out war on my senses and mental facilities.