Starting around December of my senior year the thought of me going to college and leaving my friends and classmates I have been with since I was five became a reality. We were all applying and being accepted to schools all over the country and though it was an extremely exciting time for everyone, it was also sort of sad. We had been together for as long as we could remember and since I went to a small school, we all knew everything about each other and not only were we close with each other, we were close with each other’s family’s. Not only was the class all relatively close with each other, but we also had tight groups of friends. My close group of friends all chose schools around Maine and New Hampshire and though we are not too far from
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My friends and I have a group chat that we use just about everyday. Texting is a great way for us to stay connected because we all have different schedules and it allows us to send random thoughts or questions we have throughout the day and we can respond when we get the chance. It is also a really great way to stay connected with my family because I can text my parents if something happens during the day or something I want to tell them and may forget to later and they can respond when they get out of work or have a second. It is also a good way for people to contact me if it is not an …show more content…
It seemed like such a long time while we were apart, but when we got together it felt like we had just been gone for a couple of days. One of my friends said, “I feel like I just saw you guys. It doesn’t feel like it has been seven weeks.” My other friend responded, “That’s because we are able to text, Snapchat, or communicate in some way everyday.” She is right, since technology allows us to connect with people close or far away so quickly and easily, it makes distance and time seem so much shorter. Being away from family and the friends I have always known has not been easy, but it is definitely more manageable because I have the ability to pick up my phone and call or text them and know that they will respond as soon as they get the
My friends and I have a group chat that we use just about everyday. Texting is a great way for us to stay connected because we all have different schedules and it allows us to send random thoughts or questions we have throughout the day and we can respond when we get the chance. It is also a really great way to stay connected with my family because I can text my parents if something happens during the day or something I want to tell them and may forget to later and they can respond when they get out of work or have a second. It is also a good way for people to contact me if it is not an …show more content…
It seemed like such a long time while we were apart, but when we got together it felt like we had just been gone for a couple of days. One of my friends said, “I feel like I just saw you guys. It doesn’t feel like it has been seven weeks.” My other friend responded, “That’s because we are able to text, Snapchat, or communicate in some way everyday.” She is right, since technology allows us to connect with people close or far away so quickly and easily, it makes distance and time seem so much shorter. Being away from family and the friends I have always known has not been easy, but it is definitely more manageable because I have the ability to pick up my phone and call or text them and know that they will respond as soon as they get the