Anwika Palle Week 13 - A Special Friendship
I, like the rest of you reading this, have been in high school for almost three years. Three years doesn’t seem like a lot when you look at it from a perspective of your lifespan, but the change that has occurred in these three years of our lives has been one of the most important transitions and moments of our life. During this time, I have made many memories, both enjoyable and not-so enjoyable ones. As a whole, memories are an important part of who we are and hold important information about our personal attributes and traits.
One specific memory that stood out to me from my first year of high school was American's girls soccer team’s first team bonding, which took place in the first few weeks of the season. As a freshman on varsity, I did not know many others on the team, and I often found myself struggling to find a partner to pass with or to just have fun conversations with. All the other girls intimidated me, until I met my (soon to be) best friend. During the team bonding, we had a Christmas party at a teammate’s house. I took a seat on the sofa, and one of my teammates, Isha, happened to take a seat right next to me. As my teammates and I ate food, opened our secret santa presents, and talked, we sat next to each other the entire time. I learned a lot about Isha and I laughed at all of her jokes. She made me wonder how someone could be so funny. Anyway, we later made random tiktoks, one of which was the renegade dance. I finally felt comfortable with someone on my team, and we continued to become closer and closer as the season progressed.
Moving forward to this year, Isha and I are closer than ever and I had a lot of fun with her this soccer season. We were both extremely sad on her senior night, both because it was her last home game at American and signified the time we had left together on the soccer season, and I shed a few tears as the final whistle blew. It is crazy to think that our friendship sparked from one team bonding event three years ago, and created what will be a lifelong friendship. I am thankful for all the memories I have created with her, and can’t wait to make more!
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Hey Anwika!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute blog! The coolest thing about memories is that it often shows how much progress has been made since that initial memory. You then see a progression of memories intensifying after that (maybe insignificant at the time) first one and the change between the first and the latest is so astounding. It is really cool to see that concept apply in reality though your friendship with Isha. You guys have always seemed like the coolest friends and I think it is so cute that it sparked from such a small moment. I'm happy you were able to grow comfortable with your team that way, thanks for sharing:)
Hi Anwika,
ReplyDeleteYour story about your friendship with Isha is so sweet! Sometimes, when it gets especially boring in class, I start to think about how close we are to the end of high school. I can’t imagine a time where the friendships I built over the last 12 years will come to fade. Although improbable, I really want to have high school reunions be frequent in our adult lives. That would relieve me alot, but I know that not everyone will be able to accomodate like they can right now. Everyone will lead different lives, and while that saddens me, I will respect it.
Sincerely,
Sean Wang
It's surreal to be reminded of the fact that it has been three years, and I hardly remember what happened in the first of the three. It felt both long and short as if ninth grade happened over a century ago, but at the same time, it feels like high school started yesterday. I think this year is the first time I felt alive in a long time. I wouldn't call my self-satisfaction in 8th grade alive because that person filled her time with listlessness. I can't say that I am much better than that but at least I know a little more of what I want to be in the future. I'd say this is something that I can take away from the past three years. As for people, I got to know a lot of people become really close to some, and have some old friends drift. I would say that I have found a place for myself amongst people as well to a certain extent. There are people that I want to be with even after high school. These are the things that I want to take away from these years and cherish.
ReplyDeleteHi Anwika,
ReplyDeleteYour blog this week was very sweet and it reminded me that all the senior friends I have made this year will be leaving after graduation. I've become close with a lot of upperclassmen, especially in yearbook class since we have a very close working environment with each other. It hasn't quite hit me that they will be leaving for college soon, since it feels like it has only been a short period of time since I've met them. It also feels much shorter because I wasn't able to connect with very many people outside of my friend group throughout sophomore year because it was all online. Hopefully we're able to stay in touch even after they graduate.
Hi Anwika,
ReplyDeleteYour blog was especially heartwarming to read. It is truly those special moments that can make friendships which last a lifetime. For me, one of my closest friends is an individual named Ayush Karkera, and we met each other in preschool by arguing over who owned a certain Lightning McQueen toy; it is insane to look back on all the memories we have made together since then. I hope that even outside of high school, you and Isha continue to be such good friends!
Sincerely,
Krish
Hey Anwika, I completely agree; memories make up so much of who we are, especially in regards to what we have learned from those memories. I remember how my best friend and I first met in 3rd grade; we were both total nerds (and still are to this day) and we connected instantly over a "battle" during recess, with each of us chasing each other around the playground pretending to be dragons and fairies. Now, we still fight with dragons and fairies in our weekly games of Magic: The Gathering. We still have a lot of fun, but there's a lot less screaming and throwing tanbark. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Anwika,
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed strange how luck can create the beginning of friendships, but memory is what strengthens them. Luck seems to kickstart friendships by pairings with the right people at the right time, while the memory of shared experiences creates strings that bind the bond tighter and tighter until the friends are very close. I hope you and Isha remain tight friends for the rest of your life!
Sincerely,
Raymond Yu
Hi Anwika,
ReplyDeleteThere was a friend back in 5th in sunnyvale, where I used to live. We were great friends, and we both even went to the same middle school the next year (6-8th grade). After 6th grade, he left and came here. I did not realize this until the day of the PSAT, when I read his name on the list of test takers. The memories of me and him suddenly came back, and I decide to go find him, and I eventually did. What is funny though is that he used to slightly bully me back then, and now we are actually good friends.
Sincerely,
Vivan Waghela
Hi Anwika,
ReplyDeleteShedding a tear at the end of your final match of the season has got to be one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. That sounds like such a nice friendship, it's always really cool to hear about how you can meet someone out of absolutely nowhere and before you know it they become one of the closest people to you. This blog post was so cute it absolutely made my day (or night by the time I'm writing this). I wish the two of you many many more years of happy friendship in the future.
Yi-Kuan C.