Dear Best Friend,

Hello :)

Remember how we met? Good. Because I don't either. It was probably at some Chinese school or something. I didn't pay much to attention to you back then because I only saw you once a week. But when we first walked into CV, we bonded like two peas in a pod. You're the jelly to my peanut butter. You're the star to my burst, the milk to my cookie, etc etc. We're so different and yet so alike at the same time. Haha we always joke that if we weren't chinese, we'd probably wouldn't even be friends because we'd mostly likely fight all the time. You understand me and my weirdness. Hell, you even put up with it. I've always been your very tall 5-year old and you've always been the mean mom. Just kidding! I'm pretty sure I would have been reduced to a sobbing mess had it not been for all the times you just let me cry into your shoulder and slowly, stutteringly talk about my issues. You put your mind to everything you do and you dont half-ass it (for the most part... unless it's 1am in the morning and you still have 3 assignments to finish). Did I mention that you're a freaking genius and I feel like a special-ed kid around you? lol. (<-- look! it looks like a person drowning!) Anyways, we're about to part ways and I'm really nervous because you wont be around to mother me. I'll survive though. Have a fun time in China and maybe I'll come visit you!

hugs,

helen.

ps. I'm going to send you snail mail at college. in cute origami envelopes too! :)