As annoying as it can be, I have to say that there are some things about facebook that I truly love. And one of them is that it can help you to reunite with friends. Last fall, a friend from elementary school contacted me through facebook. We had lost touch, and we hadn't seen each other in over a decade, which is nearly half of our lives, at this point! I ended up visiting her, and it was so nice to see her again! I mean, there was the possibility that it could have gone horribly, because over that length of time, people might really change. But we actually got along really well. We'd both been traveling to similar parts of the world and both have a small addiction to chocolate and mint things, so we had a lot to talk about. It's hard to get caught up on years and years in such a short amount of time, but it was at least a start.
She and her boyfriend have a lovely place together, and they seem really suited to each other and happy together which is so wonderful to see. I can't believe how much everyone can change- but I guess that it was over a decade since I had seen her and her family. She and her sister were of course so much taller, but her parents looked so much tinier that I remember from before. I suppose that this is because I have grown a little since I was 10 years old. My friend and her mum said that apparently I had changed a lot, and they weren't sure if they would have recognized me in a crowd. My friend couldn't believe how much my brother had changed. She had remembered him as a little blond freckled five year old, and he's an adult now! Hard to believe. It's funny though, because my brother and my friend's boyfriend like to play the same online game. My friend and I actually had a conversation about this game, mainly based on the bits of information that somehow managed to lodge themselves in your brain while you are nodding and saying "hmmmm" during the pauses when you are hearing about the various quests and realms and items to be collected and groups to be formed etc. etc. and levels to be conquered. Or something like that. Maybe I should have paid more attention..... It was so great to see all of them again though.
We had so many interesting and fun adventures when we were little, and I have so many vivid memories of Christmas concerts, playing in our backyards (we lived on the same street), and sleepovers. It's funny how you can remember some things from your childhood so vividly, yet can't remember something that you learned in a course just last term. I remember my friend telling me at a sleepover about how she had named a turtle fluffy or something like this (maybe it was a joke), and as six year olds (or whatever we were), we thought that this was so absolutely hilarious.
Anyhow, I must finish shoving things into my backpack. It will be an absolute miracle if everything fits....but you have to wish for miracles sometimes! I have a bus and plane to catch home, and I hope that all of the connections go well. It'll be good to see my family again too for a wee while before heading off for more travels. But it was truly wonderful to see my great friend again after so many years.
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