She's still able to care for herself, and lives within walking distance of family. I talk to her about once a week, and our family always includes her in activities. She's friendly with her neighbours, so when mum is alone, it's by choice. Many expats, like me, have been away from home for so long that we be gin to feel disconnected, isolated. This is why home leave, hopefully on a more pleasant note, is vital to the expat, no matter where they are from.
Every person needs to touch base and re discover who they are and where they come from.
Reasons like these are why it can sometimes be so difficult for the expat. I have also found that the expat society is transient. Your friends and your children's friends keep leaving. Since many husbands travel fre quently, the wives must often deal alone with burdens such as school problems and car breakdowns. Of course there are the advantages, like travelling and exposure to cul tures.