Almost every college student has gone through or is going through a long distance friendship. At graduation everyone makes promises of summer hangouts before they leave in the fall but relationships with people from high school are never the same once you go to college.

These are people that you go from seeing everyday to seeing maybe once during winter break and then a couple times over the summer if your job or internship schedule allows you. Although it’s sad there are some friendships that can last no matter the distance or time that you two are apart.

“One of my best friends moved to Florida when during my senior year but she came back to see me graduate and it meant the world to me. We facetime, text and communicate through social media for urgent things, but every time we link up again it’s so much fun to talk catch each other up on life. We both really look forward to those moments,” said Bridget Saucedo.

Even if you’re going to the University of California and your friend is going to New York University, it doesn’t mean that you should give up on the friendship completely. Any relationship worth having requires work on both ends. From skyping to sending a quick text to say hello, we live in an age where nothing stops anyone from communicating with another.

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“My advice would be to stay connected. Just because your friend is far away doesn’t mean the friendship is over,” said Saucedo.