The summer of 2013 I joined a website for people who wanted pen pals from other countries. All I had to do was enter my name, age, where I was from, and email. I also included a small paragraph about myself that went something like “My name is Sydney, I'm 19 go to school and work” I included more details like I enjoy theater, I love scary movies, and I really like making people laugh. Instantly my email in box was flooded with emails! I was ecstatic! As I read through a lot, I could tell most were spam, saying things like “Give me your bank account number and I will send you a million dollars because I'm a prince in an foreign country you have never heard of.” Needless to say, those were deleted. One day I got an email that simply said “Hi, My name is Anthony and I live in Uganda. All I want is a friend.” At first I assumed it was spam but I replied anyway with “Hi Anthony, I'm Sydney and I will happily be your friend.” Soon enough Anthony and I were emailing everyday or a...
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