To all those international friends,
Guys, I love you. I miss you. We spent so much time together here in the states it was totally insane when you had to leave. I loved hearing about you and what back home was like for you. I loved teaching you about the weird things we do in my small town. I couldn't believe we became such fast friends and I wouldn't trade that for anything.
Trying to figure out your language was crazy. No matter how many times you repeated the words for me the only things I could ever replicate was a hello or a simple phrase like "how are you." Well at least from what you were telling me anyway. I remember showing you a post I found online that read different ways to say 'I Love You' in just about any language possible and us laughing way too hard when you told me what it really meant. Let's just say it was lost in translation because you didn't want to say the English words that went with it.
Having you trust me with showing you around school and town was an amazing experience. Not only were you new to the town but you were new to my country and that is something that I didn't take lightly. I knew that I got nervous traveling to visit family in the southern parts of the state, let alone part way across the world. I wouldn't trade the times we went shopping and you thought some of the clothes or trinkets were the weirdest things ever. Or how we school served nachos for lunch and you were blown away by what a weird lunch it was. To be truthful, I don't really understand chips for lunch either.
The most important part of this letter to you is that I loved our time together. I totally was crushed when you had to move back and I know you were a little too. I honestly can say though that those moments were some of the best in my life. I loved our classes together and being in extracurriculars. I would never have thought I would be friends so easily with someone. In all honesty, though I am so glad you were willing to be my friend. I treasure those memories because you were part of my family.
I would have thought that you would have been the person that needed the guiding in our friendship considering you were a little out of your element in the beginning, but I think it was you was guided me. You helped me become the person I am today. I also think you are the one to blame for my wanderlust now, though. I hope to meet up with you again soon.
Sincerely,
Your US friend
