1. Arrival I feel like I am welcomed in this new city, which feels oddly familiar. Maybe because I have seen it so many times: the arrival after a long hour flight, the crammed taxi with almost everything you own, driving to the new home for the next few years. I instinctively look outside the window as I approach the center of the city. I am tired and afraid and excited. I can’t help but smile as I look out to a new world of opportunities and experiences. “This has got to work out”, I think. “It will work out, I have seen it so many times before”.