Keep in Touch

                      I started high school just for girls in ninth grade. My class was my second big happy family. I get to see my friends every single day at school, but we only had like forty-five minutes at lunch to talk about our things. Then, what about the rest of the day? Friends enjoy gossiping a lot about what each one was doing. Therefore, everyday, after school, as soon as I get home I used to turn on my computer and log in to iChat and of course, messenger to keep chatting. When I saw an online friend, I immediately started talking with him or her.

                      A random day, a friend send me an invitation to Facebox. I created an account because we could share some photos and comment, but it wasn’t that good. A week later, MySpace invitation, once again, I created a new account. It was so cool because it was kind of a blog where I could share music videos I liked and my photos. I had a few friends when I was getting to know how MySpace worked. I uploaded a profile picture and put some music on my MySpace. Suddenly, MySpace in Puerto Rico became so popular that even my account was hacked. I couldn’t get into my account. I try changing the password, but it didn’t. I was so sad because I really liked MySpace and I thought about creating a new account, but then a heard about another new social network that seem better than MySpace. Anyway, I had a lot of school homework so I forgot about everything.  Two weeks later, email invitation to Facebook. You can imagine the rest of the story, but this time I kept my account, which I still have.

                      I have everything on Facebook, my photos, my friends, my videos, etc. The best way to keep in touch with your friends is Facebook. People you haven’t seen in years, you can find them on Facebook. When I opened my Facebook account, I started to look for my peers from Elementary School and I added them as friends. I didn’t know a thing about my best friend from childhood, but I did remember her name. One day, I was bored, tired, laying in my bed, so I started typing my best friends name in the search bar. Loading, loading, loading. There she was; it was her profile, for sure. I was so excited I found her because, even though we haven’t spoken during so many time, I still love her, she is my friend forever and best friends aren’t easy to find. 

                      Next day, the sun rising, early in he morning, I get on Facebook and I see one notification. We were officially friends at Facebook. She was so different from when I last saw her. We started chatting about how our lives have change during all those years without seeing each other. A week later, we actually had a friends date. I was so happy to meet her again. It was as if we never stopped talking. We have been friends since we were born, so she is like my sister. I can tell her anything because I know she is going to keep my secret. Now I don’t get to see her that often because we are studying in different states, but we have actually established a great communication between Facebook.  Facebook has everything-status, photos, wall posts, comments- you need to keep in touch with your friends. If you feel like spreading some love, easy, go to your friend’s wall and post a comment saying “I LOVE YOUUU <3” or “I MISSS YOUUU L-with a sad face-”.

                      I have also met friends through Facebook. Sometimes, bored people add people randomly without really knowing them face-to-face. One day, I received a friend request form this cute guy, so I accepted. I just look at his profile only once. Suddenly, he started talking to me. Hours passed, days passed, month passed, we use to talk every single day and we even text all day long. We became best friends. After a year without really seeing him, I really met him for the first time. When I saw him, I gave him a big, big, big and strong hug. It felt so good to finally meet someone you just have known through Internet and phone.

                      Facebook, also, gives you the opportunity to communicate with your long distance family. People usually get to see their complete family only in holidays. I have family in New Jersey, New York, and Orlando. I don’t see them as much as I would like, but in Facebook I have all my family as friends and I chat a lot with my cousins. My cousins can actually call me through Facebook. Video calling is the last application on Facebook and it’s awesome. You can see people face-to-face through your computer. When I have time, I just look for them on Facebook to ask them how are they doing, if everything is fine and to tell them how much I miss them and that I will come visit them as soon as I can. Without Facebook, I wouldn’t be able to talk as much as I want with my family, but since it’s so easy to keep in touch with them through Facebook, we are constantly in communication.

                      Facebook has united friends from all over the world; it doesn’t matter where are you currently living. Nowadays, it’s way easier to keep in touch with your friends than before. People used to move out and never get to see your neighbors/friends again. That’s doesn’t happen now. Communication improves everyday a little more. It could be for good or for bad. Technology was created to make human lives easier, but sometimes kids get too much into technology and forget about life.

                      I know people who are completely addicted to Facebook. They can’t live without Facebook on your phones. People receive notifications directly to their phones, and log in to Facebook as soon as they can to check. Facebook is so addictive that sometimes when I need to study, I don’t know how to start because I stay in Facebook talking with my friends and losing my time. Hours later, you can see procrastinating with homework. Some of the application on Facebook, for example, Farmville, that’s very, very, veeeeryyy addictive. Farmville became so popular because people were addicted to that game. They played all day and forget about their stuff they needed to do. I saw on the news that I mom didn’t clean her house neither make food to her child because she spent all her day on Farmville.