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" My best friend Sarah stayed in San Antonio for college, and I packed up to Abilene for college. We wondered if we would still keep in touch. As the end of the year approaches, we can successfully say we&amp;#039;re still friends! Hear are the top five reasons, we&amp;#039;re closer than ever:  Things Change. One of the most important things to remember is nothing stays the same. Sarah and I both understand that we&amp;#039;re going to try new things and make new friends, and we accept that because we know college is a time for discovery. Get Off Facebook. What - get off Facebook? I know I&amp;#039;m addicted to Facebook too, but in reality, it just keeps me disconnected from Sarah! Writing a wall post or message every once in awhile doesn&amp;#039;t keep her completely updated. Pick up a phone and call your BFF for a change. Rather than typing it all down, you can actually have a convo and give specific details about last night&amp;#039;s festivities!  BFF Time. Whenever I&amp;#039;m back in San Antonio, Sarah and I are sure to hang out, even if it&amp;#039;s just for an hour or so and plan something fun. We both love concerts so we try to go to concerts whenever I&amp;#039;m in town. The weekend before we&amp;#039;ll text each other about how excited we are, and it just builds up the hype for our BFF date.  Skype it Up. Skype has pretty much saved my life! I&amp;#039;m able to see Sarah&amp;#039;s face when I tell her ridiculuous stories, show her the new shoes I just bought, or even introduce her to the friends on my hall. It&amp;#039;s as if she&amp;#039;s in my room talking to me, like old times! Lean On Me. Even though we&amp;#039;re miles apart, we still support each other. After high school, I lost a couple of friends simply because we weren&amp;#039;t there for each other anymore - emotionally and physically. It was sad to see those friends go, but I knew I could count on Sarah. She was there to give me a good laugh when I needed it most, tell me she was proud of my latest blog, or listen to me vent about boys at 3 in the morning - I appreciate her for all of that! While you and your BFF may go to two different colleges, I promise, it&amp;#039;s possible to still stay friends! LoveLoveLove, Alexa "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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