In 2016, when I started high school I only knew one other student who was my best friend from middle school. I found it hard to connect with other students because we had different interest and came from different areas of New York. The way I spoke with my old classmates in middle school was different from the way students spoke in my  high school, and I had to quickly adjust to that. As I quickly adapted I found myself making friends with different students from different social groups. I made friends with the nerds, and even the gamers, the guys who were often quiet and stayed to themselves.

This guy who’s name I didn’t know was super funny and seemed very outgoing considering he was in a group that was the complete opposite of that. We started talking and I realized we had similar lives’, we sort of clicked. I would say our friendship is unique, how often do you find friends in high school who are the complete opposite but come together so well. It was almost crazy to me. Someone who speaks a different language, reads comics and watches anime is my best friend. Till this day I am proud to call him my best friend. We can always rely on each other when we need something or simply just someone to talk too.