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My Best Friends Are Going Abroad

It is going to suck, but I know how great it will end up being

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My Best Friends Are Going Abroad
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This is to the person whose best friends are going abroad,

I Know It is going to suck, and if you are in the same situation as me you are going to want to sit in bed and cry as you watch Netflix, but we can’t do that. We can’t let what is going to be the best moments of our friends lives break us down into nothing. We have to realize they are thousands of miles away from their families and they are probably feeling some of the same stuff we are. We have to realize that when they come back, it is going to be amazing. We have to realize that we can do it, we can keep moving. We can keep moving without them by our sides. We can be strong for them and we can be strong for ourselves.

To me,

I never thought I would ever get close to people at college this quickly. I thought that it would take time and I wouldn’t have true friends till maybe my sophomore year. Well… I was wrong, I met the best people on this planet and I truly don’t know what life was without them. When I was informed my friends were going abroad ( I am a freshman they are all sophomores) I thought it was the end of the world. I didn’t want to think about being apart from them for four-five months.

All I wanted to think about was the memories we were making. I needed to think about the present, not the future. I needed to think about all the great stories they are going to have, and all the late night FaceTimes we will eventually share. I needed to realize that they will always be there, but no matter what I told myself I couldn’t think about anything other than them leaving. I started focusing on the future while the present was slowly becoming the past. I soon realized I couldn’t live like that. Since that moment I have learned to love every minute I a spend with them.

I have learned to accept the fact that for about 120 days they will be across the world and that for 120 days my 3:00 Pm will be their 8:00pm. I have come to accept that I will be okay, even though I think I won’t be… I know I will be. I have so many people here in Connecticut that will help make the next semester one of my best.

To my best friends,

Don’t worry about me. I know you are going to worry about me no matter what, but don’t. I know you are going to have an amazing time. I also realize how hard it is going to be once you are away from your families but remember I am always here. You guys are going to kill it and then end up not wanting to come back (but please do). I can’t wait for all the silly snaps I am going to get and I can’t wait to see all the new things you are going to try. I will miss you dearly, especially when I am in the midst of a breakdown, but I know that it will be okay. Have a blast and don’t forget your favorite person when you are in the gift shop.

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