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Angelica Hurtado
Mrs. Julia Intawiwat
English 111
September 22, 15
Friendship Forever

I believe in friendship forever. The kind of friendship, that

continues despite distance and time. This is why I consider myself an
incredibly lucky person because I have been a friend with someone for
more than 35 years. Her name is Lourdes, and her and I attended the
same elementary school until we graduated from high school. We also
went to the same university but studied different majors. Even though
she lives in Lima, Peru and I live here in the United States, we are
always in touch and taking care of each other. I am an only child so
she was and still is the sister I never had.
I do not remember the exact moment when our friendship began,
but I have pictures with her since first grade during recess, on
fieldtrips, at parties, and at school activities. Through the years, I
realized that we had very different personalities but a similar way to
face difficult situations. This has always been a friendship based on
honesty and sincerity. I do not have memories treating her
disrespectfully; although we fought a lot, it never took long to
reconcile. I always remember when we were in elementary school; we

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tried to do our homework together but the teacher placed us in
different groups otherwise we ended up
Playing or laughing out loud. I enjoyed when we helped each other
with our homework. I was good in Spanish and she was good in Math;
we made a fantastic team.
There is no middle school in my country; therefore, I went
straight from elementary to high school. Once I reached high school, I
realized how our friendship was growing and becoming more like a
sisterhood. We knew almost everything about each other; although,
there were many personal things that we never talked about, because
privacy was very important in our friendship. She was always there for
me even when I was in a bad mood. There were moments of sadness
or frustration in my life when I preferred to be alone and quiet; but she
was waiting for me to calm me down with a warm hug.
This is the reason I consider myself lucky. I have many delightful
stories to tell to my grandchildren (whenever I have them) to make
them believe in true friendship. To have a good friend for almost 35
years is easy to say, but it takes patience, empathy, respect and love
to keep a friend even on distance.
Lourdes and I are still best friends and we are in touch through
via cell phone, Whatsup, Facebook, Skype, etc. Whenever I go to Peru it
is like we were together all this time. A real friend like her is very

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difficult to find; however, I can say that it is possible to have a beautiful
friendship forever.