Awhile back ago, I wrote a post called So Many People, Yet So Alone. If you haven't read it yet, the main concept was that I was never that "go-to friend" and that even though I'm surrounded by all these people called friends, I've never felt so alone before.
At the end, I encouraged people who might feel the same way to go and talk to people. I encouraged them to go out and talk to someone that they're comfortable around, someone who makes them feel good and that it's someone that you're genuinely happy to be around.
Last weekend, I had this conference that I attended to so I could learn more about the IB (International Baccalaureate) program and how it could affect my acceptance at a university, how it would help prepare me for universities and things along those lines,
As I've previously mentioned, I'm currently apart of the French school board. We only have two schools in the same area, so as they usually do, the teachers combined the 23 students from my school with 4 other students (two boys and two girls) from the second French school.
On the way there, I didn't really talk to anyone. I was quite content with reading my book.
When we got closer to the hotel, I found out that I was sharing a room with the only three other girls that were in my grade and also at my school. Everyone was down the same hallway, so I only had to walk about three or four doors down to be at one of the boys' room.
One of my guy friends was in his room with one other kid from my class and the two kids from the other French school.
At one point, my guy friend decided to go take a walk around the hotel, so I saw this as the perfect opportunity to play a small prank on him.
While you're away on a school trip at a small hotel, there's not much you can do for a grand prank, so I stuck with the classic one of toilet papering his half of the bed.
It was the other guy in my class who opened the door, so when I explained to him what I wanted to do, he was all in for it! It was only when I walked into the room that I noticed the two other boys from the other French school were also there.
While I was setting the toilet paper in place, I started talking with the both of them. One was slightly older than me, but the other one is the same age as me.
We talked, exchanged numbers and we've been texting for a little bit.
I'm currently in a group chat with him, my guy friend and my best friend.
It's actually pretty funny! I really do enjoy talking to him, he seems like a fun guy to be around.
The only thing that slightly gets to me is that I feel as though I've texted him more in five days than I have with my so-called best friends since the start of the year.
I told you guys to feel free and send your story in or leave your story in a comment and I would write a post about mine. Here it is.
I got out there, I talked to someone who I feel comfortable enough to be around and I enjoy talking to him.
Of course there's still a lot to learn, I've barely known him for a week, but its a pretty great feeling when you make a new friend.
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