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My Friendship Story
March 2024
By Aliya Martin
Ever since I was in middle school, I would spend every Sunday at Friendship Circle until Ms. Sue asked me if I would like to start meeting one-on-one with someone during the week as well. Before I met Katie, I thought this would just be a short once-a-week activity, something nice I could do to add to my Friendship Circle involvement. However, I never realized how much this friendship would impact me.
Katie and I have been meeting every Thursday for the past few years which I look forward to every time because it is a friendship where I feel we truly grow and learn from each other. You figure out other ways to communicate when words aren’t always the easiest option, and in doing so, you find different ways to form connections. For us, we normally play basketball or football, something very outdoors and hands-on. When we do these sorts of activities that Katie loves she opens up, and we find out things like how we love the same sports teams and like the same music. My friendship with Katie is something I value so highly because even though we may look at the world differently sometimes, we are still such close friends and I know if I ever need a good friend to laugh with, I have her.
