To My Hometown Best Friends,

One thing that I know for sure is that I’m beyond grateful for taking these last three months to reconnect with some of you. I never would have expected that we would still be this close after everything we’ve experienced while at college. This summer, you were all my best friends, but next month, I know we’ll go back to being acquaintances. And honestly, that’s fine.

As acquaintances, we’ll continue to jump into our talk-once-a-month phase or just send each other a picture on snapchat that says “streak.” And yes, some of you may say that Snapchat keeps us close and connected, but it doesn't. Words mean so much more than a simple face, yet it seems like Snapchat has told us differently.

Now I'm not criticizing you for this kind of communication (or more accurately, lack of communication). After all when we’re away at college, we are all incredibly busy. I get that, I really do. But admittedly, I have occasionally gotten mad at you guys for being busy when I was finally free. I have no right to get mad about this, however, because we are all just acquaintances when we're at college.

But once we hit the middle of the semester, some of us become strangers to each other. We break our snapchat streaks, ignore each other’s FaceTime calls, and find something to do in the free time we were supposed to spend talking to each other. It seems as if the excuses never end, so we just stop trying to talk because we realize there’s no point in putting an effort into something that can never work.

However, I've come to accept this strange relationship we have. As we all know, Life is full of distractions and priorities. And when we're at college, that’s the one thing we have to focus on. Even though there are some of you that communicate with me once a week, that one conversation really shows me the effort you put into our relationship. And in reality, that conversation takes much more effort than one would think. It’s exhausting to hear you guys say “Oh I can’t today, I’m super busy,” and I know you must hate hearing me say that as well.

So we only have a month left before becoming acquaintances again. I hate to say that the distance has affected us, but it obviously has. Our relationship is completely different when we are in school, and I know it's strange to be strangers to each other, but that’s just how distance works. So here’s to the one more month that I have with you guys before we all go back in our own little bubbles. Go do incredible things you acquaintances and strangers who I love with all my heart. We’ll all really be with each other again when we get back.

Sincerely,

Your Newest Acquaintance