They say you can't choose your family but you can choose your friends and sometimes that choice changes everything. Whether it's laughter in the chaos, a hand to hold in heartbreak, or someone who knows your favorite fast food order, friends are the invisible glue holding our lives together.
These days, if you have a hard time finding true love, it is harder to find genuine friends. Thus, I am so blessed to have found genuine ones that stayed with me throughout the years. We may not bond daily, but genuineness is still present when someone is in need. Hence, I am proud to say I have friends just one call away.
Well, speaking of one call away, as I shared in my previous blog, I have already completed my out-of-campus internship. During my out-of-campus internship, my high school friends were also at the same cooperating school. So, it was like we were back in the same school where we created so many memories in high school. And now, we've made more memories as practice teachers.
Interns
These people made my out-of-campus internship more bearable. We bonded over lesson plans, shared snacks and coffees during rushed breaks, and laughed about how our students always seemed to know that we hadn't had enough sleep. You know, there is something about the stress of an internship that strips away the masks. When you are standing in front of a noisy class with hands shaking and pretending to know what you are doing, you discover who's really there for you, even if they shared the same sentiments too. I can still vividly remember those weeks when our professors' random visits began. We have these unplanned actions where we help each other from the lesson planning to the creation of the instructional materials and to taking videos or pictures while doing the demo.
These people are so supportive all the way. They are also the ones who made lunch breaks more fun and fruitful, as it was the time when we had the chance to let off steam by talking about everything in between. I so, so, so love those moments. Those two months with them again since we've parted ways years ago sparked back the thought, why do I love being with them? And these internship days made me answer my question again. I treasured them the most because they are genuine in both actions and thought.
Indeed, time reveals the depth of everything and includes friendship. These people are the epitome of a low-maintenance friendship. We do not need everyday talk, everyday hugs, or everyday bonds. But when we met, the sparks of friendship were still on fire. They are the kind of people who remain when the world grows silent. They do not flinch at my silence, confusion, or the ghost phases. Instead, they wait and understand the struggles without demanding explanations.
So, if you have someone like them. Treasure it!