goodbyes are hard - by mathu - chai latte

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how do you say goodbye when you know you'll never see someone again?

the past 4 months I was living in Singapore, and it was the fastest 4 months of my life I've ever experienced. I didn’t realize how hard it would be to say goodbye, especially to people I knew I probably would never see again. I wanted to share a special story of someone who unexpectedly impacted me the most - a stranger, I saw almost every single day for a few minutes. The cook from the Indian stall in our cafeteria. No week was ever the same, but I always knew I would start my morning with onion dosas and a cup of iced milk tea whenever I could. Dosas reminded me of the food my mom would…

goodbyes are hard - by mathu - chai latte

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