It is the only home William and Oliver can really remember. Indeed they are more Shanghainese than anything else having lived there longer than in the UK! They started school there and have had some wonderful teachers and made some excellent friends. It was pretty sad on the last day at school.
Sam and I have really enjoyed making the most of living in such a vibrant city with lots to see and do and lots of 'happy hours' to take advantage of.
We also feel that we have made the most of being in China with trips to various parts of the country, other Asian countries and even New Zealand.
As a family we will miss lots and we attempted many 'lasts'. We squeezed in a few sherpas takeaways, a few happy hours (not so enjoyable when on soft drinks!), a few visits to Din Tai Fung, a trip to Lost Heavan, jidan bings and an afternoon tea.
Along with the food we will even miss the cultural differences such as the spitting, the driving, people interfering with our shopping and queue rage!
However, we all agreed that what we will miss most is the friends we have made. Some friendships have been cemented over four years and others in as little as a few months but they all feel like they have been and will be friends for life. Saying goodbye was so hard and tears were shed, but we know we will all meet again somewhere in the world.
