I'm chatting with Ranee and reminiscing back two years ago to our short rendezvous during our Europe trips. We shared so much - walking, talking, eating, hosteling. Good times. It's all coming back to me. She rediscovered a letter I wrote to her, right before we parted ways. I wrote it with so much heart because I felt like I discovered a true friend. After all, I remember literally chasing her around the streets of Florence, Italy one evening because I was so worried about her. If friends can't do that for each other, then I don't know what friendship is. The ups and downs of life remind us of the people and things that are truly important.