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> "Moving is one of life's [most stressful events](#afterthoughts)"

I've moved a lot in the years since I've graduated university...and that doesn't include all the times I've moved while I've been in university (check out the [Full List](#my-moving-history) below).

I often think about the friends I "left behind" in each of these moves and/or life events. At the same time, I feel like social media is my tool of choice to maintain and even to strengthen many of the friendships I've made over the years.

### Facebook Friends or Real Friends?

The morning after the news broke about record rainfalls and flooding in Houston due to Hurricane Harvey, I woke up to many messages from friends inquiring about my family and friends. The people who asked weren’t just in Texas, but also in Turkey, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Russia, and elsewhere. And I won’t say this is the first time - I was also impressed by the number of people who reached out to me last year in the aftermath of Pulse nightclub and I am impressed every year by the people who reach out on my birthday.

These are people that I've met and befriended on the road or who were on the road and probably wouldn't have any vested interest in the events in Texas had our paths never crossed.

> “This 3x5 size device lets me talk to anyone anywhere on Earth at any time I want.”
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layout: post
title: "Facebook Friends or Real Friends?"
categories: journal, travel, social media
tags: [journal,travel,socialmedia]
image:
  # Feature: 1024x600 pixels
  # Teaser: 1024x380 pixels
  feature:
  teaser:
  credit: <NAME>
  creditlink: ""
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> "Moving is one of life's [most stressful events](#afterthoughts)"

I've moved a lot in the years since I've graduated university...and that doesn't include all the times I've moved while I've been in university (check out the [Full List](#my-moving-history) below).

I often think about the friends I "left behind" in each of these moves and/or life events. At the same time, I feel like social media is my tool of choice to maintain and even to strengthen many of the friendships I've made over the years.

### Facebook Friends or Real Friends?

The morning after the news broke about record rainfalls and flooding in Houston due to Hurricane Harvey, I woke up to many messages from friends inquiring about my family and friends. The people who asked weren’t just in Texas, but also in Turkey, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Russia, and elsewhere. And I won’t say this is the first time - I was also impressed by the number of people who reached out to me last year in the aftermath of Pulse nightclub and I am impressed every year by the people who reach out on my birthday.

These are people that I've met and befriended on the road or who were on the road and probably wouldn't have any vested interest in the events in Texas had our paths never crossed.

> “This 3x5 size device lets me talk to anyone anywhere on Earth at anytime I want.”

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