To be an expatriate is a unique condition. As a former citizen of a country that had permanent effects on developing you into the person you are, it’s a hard situation for others to fully understand— unless they are expatriates too.
The fact is, if you’re ‘ex-Epic,’ you are an expatriate and a member of a continually growing community of comrades who’ve been there, done that, and understand every aspect of the love/hate, emotional/intellectual challenge that is Epic.