communication...

Facebook is excellent. To be able to converse with people that are on the other side of the world without costing a cent is unbelievable. And then you have skype. My mums guide to happiness! She can see me and talk to me and it doesn’t feel like I am worlds away.
But there is always a problem when more technology is involved. I lack the ability to read people over a simple message.
I would say, personally, I speak and interact on the same level I would if I was talking in person.
If I laugh, I write hehehe, if I smile at the statement, I put a smiley face, and I always speak what is on my mind, because expressions are not possible.
But for others this is hard. They twist words, they ignore or they are manipulative in speech.
But I am not writing this to be down upon technology, I couldn’t be happier with it at the moment.
It was filling a void that I longed to hate, but now it is filling a space which I didn’t see coming.
Being in a new country, new town, new lifestyle it is hard meeting people, but I simply added a Facebook group (and cried out for help) and people emailed me and responded with open arms.
It has made me feel less afraid of this new place and open to communication through Facebook, which I would usually have turned my nose up.
I think the lesson I learnt from this, (a lesson is always learnt, even without knowing), is that things can change and life still moves on, no one is going to hold my hand anymore, so I have to change perspectives and venture into unknown territory, but the reward could be unexpected.
Now… if my backpack arrived and I didn’t have to go into town with curly/frizzy hair I would be a much happier girl.

Louise- inspired.
“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”
Dr Suess.