Day 2 of Blog Round 2 ✌🏼

Whatta Monday!

Today I said goodbye for now to one of our *친구 gang. Alex is heading back to Canada. So I thought I'd take a moment to appreciate our friend group.

Actually, I was thinking a lot about these friends of mine while I was back in the States visiting my family a few weeks ago. I have very close relationships with my family members and consider each of my siblings my good friends. It was interesting being back home with my family, feeling complete with them, but also missing my little family of friends back here in Korea. I don't recall ever feeling like I was missing non-family like family (does that even make sense?), but I felt that feeling for these 친구 of mine.

What I'm trying to say is... I'm inexpressibly grateful for these friends of mine who have really become more like family to me. We have a uniquely chill and supportive vibe. Like my family, I feel that I can be uniquely myself and they'll just get that and support me in it (and also give me constructive feedback, advice, guidance, a hug, etc. when I most need it). I can't believe it's already been a year together and yet I can't believe it's only been a year - I mean, haven't we known each other for, like, five-ever?

So to you, my 친구 gang: 많이 감사하고 사랑해 ❤ Our group definitely won't be the same without you here, Alex, but I sure look forward to when we'll all meet up again in the future. (Maybe AZ? Maybe Canada? Maybe both?!)

Until then, Alex! ✌🏼

*("chingu" means friend in Korean)