It’s getting hard to keep track of where my friends and family are/will be going in different periods of time.
I am from Singapore, but I’m studying in Shanghai for my Bachelor’s, a 4-year-course, but I’m going for an exchange in Vancouver next semester. My brother, also from Singapore, is in Queensland for his degree programme, but he did an attachment in the UK. A close cousin of mine is leaving for Sydney for 2 years. 3 cousins from Malaysia are in Singapore having their tertiary education. Sam is from Malaysia, but she has been in Singapore for the past 10 years.
Then there are friends coming to Shanghai for internships, immersion programmes, or short-term holidays. There’s one doctor-to-be good friend studying in Melbourne (Australia). There are 2 friends who did an exchange, and a work-and-travel programme in the United States. The one who did a work-and-travel programme is heading to Norway soon for an exchange programme, while another friend has returned from her Norway exchange programme. Then there is one who is in India for her internship being treated like an Indian princess at this very moment, complete with manservants.
I’m beginning to believe I need some sort of device to keep track of everyone’s movements in this flat world, in order to stay up-to-date. For now, let’s just plot this on a map: 
