Of course I was sad when I did not get to leave the country as Ana, my friend, did. We had both pretty much tried everything: the Peace Corps, getting certified as a teacher to teach English in the hopes of eloping to anywhere in Asia.

 

After many attempts at everything, Ana left to Denmark when she won the scholarship that I was denied. I had gotten accepted to the school alright, but in my case, the tuition and living expenses would be on me. This was a luxury I could not afford; besides by then I had fallen in love and was not so sure anymore that I wanted to leave.

More than two years have passed since then. For Ana and me, life has tried on different faces, but she remains my friend...a friend I cannot afford to lose.