So it's been a while, a long while, in fact it's been exactly 3 years to the date since I last had the British blokes over proper. Last time it was only 2 of them, this time it's 5 of them. It's only the start of the week, but it just feels so incredibly nice to have my online presence turn into physical interaction once again. These are some of the few people that I truly care about, and being with them in person really just makes me feel different. Like it gives meaning to it all, amidst all of this crazy shit going on in the real world, and no matter where I am, I literally always have them. Bringing them into the "real life" gives me such a surreal feeling that I can't describe. And I'm happy that I can't describe it! Not being able to put words to it just makes me appreciate it all so much more, since it means that it's something that's deeply rooted inside my own thoughts and feelings, and those things aren't meant to be described.

Circling back to "no matter where I am, I literally always have them", that is something that really meant the world to me while I was on exchange, since I went to this unknown place, completely on my own, on a long 20-hour journey. On that journey it was so important that I could keep contact with them while traveling, and after arriving, the contact I had after meant a lot aswell, it kept me busy, and it kept me true to myself, and I had someone to talk to. I think people underestimate the power of having a solid network of friendship that you can carry around, it makes you feel at home mentally no matter where you go. Up there, when I was hundreds of kilometers from the nearest city, all on my own, I still had them. At the time I didn't really realise it, but now that I think about it, it makes me incredibly thankful for everything that they've given me, and all that I've been able to share with them.

Idk man, there's just this sense of unity that I carry around with me due to my "online" friends. That unity is what drives me to do more and do better, since I know that I can always come to them for support, and they can always come to me for support, it's such an important thing that I think should be adopted more widely. But yea, here's to a week of fun and a lifetime of incredible friendship, skål for helvede <3