One of the sad aspects of expat life is that people come and go. Not all of our expat friends live here permanently. Some are posted here for their work, some come every year to dance tango, some just choose to spend half the year here, as I did before I moved.

When good friends leave, we usually have some form of goodbye event, or despedido, and last night it was for Janette and Marco, a lovely couple who live in Edinburgh. Marco was born in Argentina, and although he left as a child I think his heart is really still here. We hope they will be back next year, if not before.

In any case, I am planning a trip to Scotland in August/September, so I will meet up with them for lunch in Edinburgh – looking forward to that.

We asked the waiter, Luca, to take a group photo, and he liked us so much he put himself in it!