My high school friends and I knew this day would eventually come. We are all literally on opposite sides of the world. At first, I dreaded the idea of making new friends. After moving 37 times before high school, I was not looking forward to moving again and losing these people.
The three of us learned thick lessons of love and money by trial. We sometimes learned by luck. We examined our desperately human parents, and learned to understand our own weaknesses. Fighting hurdles with heart, when other muscles lacked. I was scared I was losing a wonderful support system.
I was worried for my friends, too. Specifically, I would worry about my friend who was always more timid than me. She is studying in South Africa, and we are so proud of her! After seeing how much she has come out of her shell, I've contemplated how I could pay for it, and UT Tyler seems to have it covered. I want to travel, too! Maybe I want to go to France or China? I could go anywhere else. I could do anything.
Before she left to study in Africa, we traveled to Hawaii to see our other friend. She is married now and completing her degree. No matter how drastically things have changed, the three of us are closer than ever, and truly appreciate our maturing friendships. Our worlds are only expanding. So far, I have a vacation home in Hawaii and a couch to crash on in South Africa~
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