Today I stepped out of my clinical to find texts, Facebook messages and posts from my best friend freaking out over not knowing when the next time we would see each other would be. I haven't seen my best friend in 5 months and it might be another year and a half until I see her again. Whether your friend is separated from you with a literal or figurative ocean, school in a another state of school in another country, know that nothing can make your friendship grow stronger than being apart. When best friends are apart, the connection grows because all of a sudden that person isn't with you every day. They can't come over and hang out, rent a movie and eat popcorn. FaceTime becomes your new best friend because it connects you to your real one.

There isn't anything I wouldn't do to get my best friend to wherever I am. Being in our favorite place but being apart doesn't make it any easier. I love being near someone who makes me feel so much joy, so it is even harder to be apart. So, to my best friend, I hope the real ocean doesn't keep us apart for much longer and I hope we are reunited soon. I couldn't imagine life without you, near or far. Love, your best friend.