Living in another country teaches you so much and makes you realize different things.You learn about other peoples culture, food, music,art and just life in general. While going throughout this process you find out so many new things for example, at the beginning all you do is compare and a lot of situations and conversations that would end up shocking and render you speechless. Some of these aspects will eventually become normal and you will find yourself doing them however, the other ones will just never be a part of you and your life.
Being part of different cultures and going through the whole process of learning and adjusting actually teaches you so much more. I learned a lot about the Mexican culture as well as the American culture, ooh yes I did. It is just amazing how the lifestyle is different. But...this life journey I embarked on taught me so much more about myself, my priorities and the people that were part of me and my everyday life. Being away from family will never make them forget you and not care about you, but being away from people that you are not blood related surely will. I am 3481 miles / 5602.13 km / 3024.91 nautical miles far away from my hometown. Also, time difference between Serbia and the United States is 7 hours which makes communicating difficult sometimes.
I am a very extroverted,outgoing person which helps me make friends easily. So, when I came here it was not hard for me to adjust and find people to hang out with. Even though I now have a lot of friends here and they are part of my daily life, certain people from back home will never be replaced or forgotten no matter of how many times per year I see them. I have a lot of friends but not a lot of friendships. Friendship is such a huge word for me!! Friendship equals with family. I remember being a kid and my mom saying how it is better to have that one true and special friend than ten fake ones. Back then, I didn’t understand her point, but today I surely do! My blog today will be about my best friend forever. She is my other half. You know how best friends look alike, well we don’t. We are literally black and white, two worlds...She is short,skinny, long hair girl, quiet and shy. I am on the other side tall, not so skinny haha, short hair girl that never shuts up. We met through volleyball of course. She was the setter for the team that I was recruited for when I was about to join during my high school years. I remember my first practice, she was the first girl I talked to. I was all scared and lost and she found me weird and was not mistaken haha. Since day one, we were hanging out and people always found it weird because we were different. She is always by my side no matter what it is about, my partner in crime as well as my to-go-to person for advice. Even though she is shy and quiet, she is very outgoing and adventurous. We have been friends for seven years already and I am so proud of how far we came. It is very hard for me to open up to somebody and completely trust in them but she has proven to me so many times how special and honest she is. It’s been two years since I am in the States and there was not a single day that we didn’t at least exchange a message. She is “my person” and I can’t wait to see her soon and dance it out listening to our jams! I know that the moment I meet her it will be like I never left and we will just continue where we last left of.I am so thankful to have her in my life and extremely proud of the unbreakable relationship and bond we have built. Distance,new entertainment and new people can’t break something true, honest and real. Now I definitely understand my mom's message that making a million friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a friend that will be there when no one is and stand right there next to you. In our case, we might not be able to stand next to each other when we need to, but I know she will always be there for me!!!
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