The graph shows a U-shaped wave, going from euphoria at one peak, on the left side of the chart, down through despondency, in the middle, and then back up to something verging on confidence and contentment. It is a graph said to depict the emotional experience of immigrants, and was sent to my husband by a friend of his who, like us, is living the expatriate life. While her experience may mirror this chart, being as she moved a year before COVID-19 stopped the world in its tracks, I find it lacking in a number of ways.
All We Leave Behind
All We Leave Behind
All We Leave Behind
The graph shows a U-shaped wave, going from euphoria at one peak, on the left side of the chart, down through despondency, in the middle, and then back up to something verging on confidence and contentment. It is a graph said to depict the emotional experience of immigrants, and was sent to my husband by a friend of his who, like us, is living the expatriate life. While her experience may mirror this chart, being as she moved a year before COVID-19 stopped the world in its tracks, I find it lacking in a number of ways.