To all my friends, those whom I hold dear.

In our first year of uni after high school I made a promise to myself, that I would not let us drift apart, that I would maintain the friendships we had forged.

In second year immediately before my first Industrial Trainig period I made another promise; that no matter what happened, wherever my placement took me, I would never place my career and my job over my friends, including those I have met along the way and am now fortunate to include in this circle.

This past year I have very much been absent from your lives, by jetting off to the states on my exchange and now working a job that at times requires ridiculous hours I have not been upholding these promises.  For this I’m sorry.  If there was anything I took from my exchange, its how important my friends are to me.  I found myself on many occassions longing to come home and partake in the lives of everyone here.

Though I claim to be selfless I’ve come to realise that in the bigger picture I have been quite the opposite, putting myself and my career ahead of everyone else, being altogether absent and yet asking for a trust that needs to be earnt.

As it stands, this cannot be changed.  I can’t go back in time and stop myself from doing the things I’ve done, all I can do now is double my efforts and hope that in time this trust will come back…

I’m Sorry.