Friends can be...

...great when they're around and u need them
...sucky when they're not around and u need them
...great when you wanna help and they let you
...sucky when you wanna help and they won't let u
...great when you need them and they understand that w/o too much or any explanation
...sucky when you need them and have to explain that and why
BUT most of the time MY friends are great, even when we're 70 miles apart. They are almost always there for me and i know if i ever needed them they are there for me but sometimes it feels like, I'm there for them but they aren't really for me and sometimes they have the worst timing like having a huge fight and wanting me in the middle of it the week i have some huge tests but this year that's all gonna change. I'm NOT getting in the middle anymore and I'm NOT taking sides BUT i am going to study harder, get more in depth in my faith, find a job, and maybe even make a few new friends. After all that this fall, I'm going to start planning my trip to Australia for next fall. The more i read about my friend's time in Germany and later when another friend starts writing about Austria, the more excited i get about getting out of America and seeing the world. I've never been farther west than Texas...that i remember/know of. Australia is a whole different country, let alone continent. I want to get out and explore. I know I'm gonna miss football season and my cousins and friends' first semesters in college and some other stuff but this is a chance to see the country of Steve Irwin, the kolas and the kangaroos, some of the coolest species on Earth live in Australia and not to mention the largest collection of living organisms, The Great Barrier Reef. Forget about the tiger sharks and the great white, forget about it being the only country to have more venomous snakes than non, forget about the fact that i'll be thousands of miles from anyone i know and my poochie, whom i love more than anyone else on the planet. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I can't wait to make it happen. This has been a dream of mine since sophomore year of high school. And regardless of what anyone else thinks or how far away my friends are i know they'll eventually support me and be happy for me. I really just can't wait and its because of my great friends that i want to go. I want to be able to share a piece of the world with them, with u. Oh this is gonna be great, i love my friends.