A faraway friend

Over the summer I decided to study abroad in England, it truly was the best trip i've ever been on (there will be a blog post on that later). If you know anything about me, then you know how scared I am to make new friends. Whenever I tell people this, they are always shocked. I can be a very bubbly, outgoing person...with people I know. The idea of having to form new friendships, to put myself out there scares the shit out of me. I have had the same five friends from high school if that puts it into perceptive. With that being said, spending a month in a foreign country, going to school and traveling with people I didn't know left me shaking in my boots (aka caused me many mental break downs). After having many pep talks with my mom and boyfriend, I was ready. I was ready to dip my toe into the pool of new people. I made friends pretty quickly, they were a lot of fun, but they weren't really my people. I knew it and they knew it. That's when I met Sara. Being completely honest, she scared the absolute shit out of me. She had bangs, the coolest wardrobe and just seemed like a badass. We were in the same class and the same house, so it was only a matter of time before we started talking to each other. It was right before we left for a weekend in London, when she asked me if I wanted to go out with them when we were there. Let me tell you, that was my saving grace. Over the course of the trip, Sara and I grew closer and she became a lot less scary. We saw each other everyday, studying, planning trips, laughing over stupid shit that only her and I found funny. We got into deep conversations, we cried and she saw my boobs more than she probably had liked lol. I had made a friend. A real, down to earth, she-understands-everything-i've-been-through friend, and I have never been so grateful. The worst part is that she lives all the way in florida. Have you ever mapped how long it would take to drive from texas to florida? Let me just tell you, it takes a long ass time. I am grateful for technology today, to be able to snap, text and FaceTime my new found friend but it still sucks. Thank you sara, thank you for making the trip all I could have hoped for and being there for me no matter what. I'm really glad we disliked the same people :) - the other dancing queen