Sarah- CP8

I met with my Venezuelan friend Andrea before she had to head back home. She will be up again for graduation but I won't live here anymore by then (crazy!)

Andrea has decided to take a job in Caracas, Venezuela after graduation, where she is from. She likes her house in Venezuela better, and says she will get paid more there too. Her sister is still in South Florida, though she'll be graduating from HS and heading to college. So unfortuntately, her family will still be all over the place. This was one of the things we talked about last time, and I'm sorry to find out that it wont be changing anytime soon. Her mom and sister will remain in the states, and she and her dad will be in Venezuela. I am again reminded of how hard that would be. Fortunately, until graduation, she will be in S. Florida and able to spend time with her mom and sister before heading waaaay South.

It was nice to catch up again before she leaves, and she even invited me on some caribbean vacation with her later this month, all expenses paid. It was such a surprise and an honor and it makes me miserable that I can't go. I don't have any vacation time at all, plus my last day of work is only a couple weeks after her trip. It just won't work out, and I'm really bummed. But she's already talking about visiting me for a ski trip in Denver next year, so here's to hoping we'll stay good friends even from such a great distance as Venezuela to Colorado!