Anyone with a sister probably understands the arguments, hugs, teasing, and most of all the incredible bond that exists between the two of you. If you’re lucky enough to live in the same house, town, or even country as your sister, take a minute to be thankful — take it from the girl whose sister lives 9,000 miles away. While I count down the days until I get to see her again, I’d just like to appreciate all the things she’s given me.

Thank you for teaching me about the important things in life. And by important things, I obviously mean thank you for teaching me about sex in kindergarten because you couldn’t keep the birds and the bees to yourself when you found out. Thank you for showing me the coolest mid-2000s music (throwback to Modest Mouse and The Shins) and teaching me how to dress nicely, despite yelling at me anytime I put on an outfit remotely similar to yours.

Thank you for being my best friend whenever our family decided to pack our suitcases and move across the ocean. Even when I didn’t speak the language of anyone at school, I always had someone to talk to. Your outgoing personality and lack of inhibitions showed me I too could make new friends and find my way in a new country.

Thank you for treating me like an adult and an equal, even when I definitely was not. You were always willing to bring me out with your friends, even when I was a tiny freshman who couldn’t really keep up. You made sure I knew how to take care of myself, whether it was how to drink without passing out or how to be fiercely independent and adventurous in anything I do.

Thank you now for being the person I can tell anything to, whether it’s the most unimportant detail in a conversation, an embarrassing story, or a deeply personal secret. You never judge — in fact you are usually a mess right alongside me. Without you, who would I text in the middle of the night when I can't fall asleep or when college becomes a bit too stressful?

When you aren’t around, I don’t know how to survive family gatherings. Even worse, I have no one to cuddle with while watching “The Great British Bake Off." So here’s to only one more month before I am reunited with my favorite person ever.