a parting

J1's old buddy drives over from philly to say goodbye to him. P is a strapping ex-football player who grew up in asia south america and if i remember the middle east too, in addition to nice suburban america. perhaps third culture kids see friendship a little differently, so that their history of multiple partings makes a 150 mile winter drive reasonable. thank you, i say. he needs it, P tells me. i am humbled and blessed, and remember that J1 is a third culture kid too.