My best friend will soon be gone for 6 months

[Nyaricus]

My best freind has signed on with an organization called Canada World Youth; basically they help out in different countries building houses, etc. He's paid around 2k to go on this, and is leaving in less than 27 hours - and it's crazy. I dunno, it just has not hit me yet. Me, him and my other best freidn and his girlfriend all hanged out tonight, watched a couple movies and I just walked in my houses' door at 4:20 in the morning. I guess I just kinda need to get this off of my chest - I just really can't beleive this is happening.

He's an awesome guy, really is. I met him back two years ago in grade 10 - I hated him at first becasue I thought he liked the girl I was with at the time Needless to say, I broke up with her and had an art class with him the next semester and in grade 11, on February 2nd, I got him and a few of my buddies (another 4 or 5 ) together at my birthday and started up my own D&D group. Sicne then, he and the other friend I was with tonight have been gaming with me steadily, and it's been a ball

I just still can't beleive it though. He is going to be gone till December 16th or 19th, and while I'll be regularily sending emails back and forth, this is so crazy for me. I've never had a friend just up and go like that since grade 3 or 4, and so I think this is kinda making me feel like he is abandoning me - even though I know full well that he isn't. It's just a weird association in my mind.

I think that's all I can possibly say right now. I feel tired, sad and in a bit of shock over this. Man oh man, am I gonna miss that crazy bugger

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Don't look at it as him being gone for 6 months, look at it as having 6 months to plot and plan for the inevitable reunion.

I've got a college diploma and 2 advanced degrees and had to leave town to earn all of them. One of my close buddies has earned degrees in Sherman, Tx., Denver, Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., and was even at Harvard for a while. Sometimes, we were apart (except for vacations & holidays) for years.

Each time one of us left, the rest of us would figure out what to do to prepare for the return. We'd schedule gaming sessions. We'd hit our favorite restaraunts, bars, dives and so forth. For a while, it was a party every weekend.

 

[Nyaricus]

That's actually some pretty good idea. Probably, when he gets back, it'll be a great time to start a new campaign

But taking him out to a bar to mop the floor with him would be fun too

 

[Dioltach]

My best friend once spent 6 months abroad when we were at university (and this was a long time before the days of E-mail). The night before he left, we went out and shot some pool. When we went home, we shook hands, and that was it. When he came home, we gave each other a nod, had a drink, and that was it. Isn't it just great being British?

Now he and my two other best friends all live abroad, and all in different countries. When we see each other, it's always the same: a nod, a quick "how's things?" and that's it.