My precious friend of my life in Hawaii :) (Hawaii life①)

     “If you could get at least three true friends, you have accomplished everything in life.” It is one of the old sayings about “Friendship” in Korea. Fortunately, I already made three friends in here, Hawaii. I can proudly say that they are truthful to me and will accompany me all my life. What I would like to talk about is one of them. Her name is Danica. She has a bit of a cranky personality and always acts differently than everyone else. During this time, she taught me not to judge by its cover and she always had my back in difficult time.

     Danica and I met at the Ohia students housing where now I live in now. When I saw Danica first, she looked so weird. It was as if she was continuously glaring all around with her small eyes. Also, her cynical face with dark curly hair and quiet mood made me uncomfortable around her. But most of all, from her boastful way of speaking and too much confidence, I never thought she would be my good friend. The atmosphere in our room was not conducive to her and everyone ignored her. For some time, I didn’t even talk with her just like the others except the time when I really needed to.

     But as I got many chances to know Danica, I felt that she was not so bad unlike I thought before. And after I opened my mind more, I also realized that she has a warm heart and most of the things she said finally appeared as reality. My preconception faded away little by little. Then, we became real friends.

     Now I am face to a lot of anguish of heart, but she is with me even if the world becomes so dark for me. A friend is one of the most valuable things for me along with love. Many years will pass and numerous things will change, but the old saying will remain “a friend is important for a person’s life”, and I learned it from my experience with Danica. I hope we continue to depend on each other and enjoy the days together all our lives.