Helena. College Student, 20 Years old.

Communication.
It's really very interesting how much it changes as you age. When I was in elementary school, using the phone was rare to do anything but ask about sleepovers. I saw my friends at school everyday and that was enough. In middle school, it was similar, but I started to call people to chat with them. High school is when AIM and MSN became high priority, as did phone calls. But I still saw people at school every day so it was ok. It wasn't until college that I left that behind for E-mail. It's how I communicate 90% of the time, unless I call home. The 'calling' part should give that away. AIM left MSN in the dust, so that's how I lost contact with some of my HS friends.

I don't see most of my friends everyday, well, that's not true. My closest friends live down the hall but there were people in highschool that you could be good friends with because you saw them a lot. We don't have that luxery anymore. I have friends at other colleges that I only talk to during Christmas. I'm lucky if I talk to my sisters then!

I guess now though, I can see why my sister's have such a hard time keeping in touch with their friends. I always found it so mind boggling. It seems fairly simple. Call them. They call you back and you talk. Now, I've realized phone tag is a national sport, one that American's seem to excel at. Too bad that's not Olympic.

Helena