Friendship...

Greetings! Long time no hear from, I know. But I suppose it's time for another one of these thingsies.

So I went out with someone last Sunday, and we had an amazing conversation about... well lots of things, actually. But I think the most important thing is friendship. We had a chat about the different kinds of people we met in other places of the world. She lived in Germany for three years, and of course I was in Hong Kong for a while (sure, four months is VERY different from three years, but when you're with great people, the time passes just as quickly, sadly).

Either way, it's amazing the different experiences you have with people in different places in the world. We both realized that the friends we made overseas were... well, very different from "friends" that have been made here in the US. While I don't doubt that the friends, at least a few of them, that I have here are there for me, I've never had to question any of my friendships with the ones I've met overseas.

It's like... Here, I constantly doubt whether or not I can actually rely on people. Which is why I tend not to. For instance, if I'm, say, in town for a while, I can never actually count on being able to see people... if that makes sense.

On the flipside, after spending a year and a half away from Hong Kong, I went back for only a couple days, and it felt like I had never left. Even after all that time, my friendships were retained, and they were just as strong as ever.

I've learned not to question why bonds like that can stay so strong. But I just wonder why the bond has to be with people that are so far away. Why can't I rely on people that are only a few minutes away, yet I never doubt my friends ~ my family ~ who are on the other side of the world?