Strong Family

My older brother and I are both in college.  My brother decided to go to school where we live and live at home.  It wasn't until I decided to go away to college that my family was faced with the challenges of being separated. One thing we do to stay in touch is ichat each other. I always look forward to this because I can see my whole family on the screen while talking to them all face to face.  This has kept us close because, to us, this is just like spending time together.  We talk about everything that is going on in our lives so I still feel very connected to them.  Another thing we are able to do through ichat, although this may sound weird, is we can kiss the screen when we are done talking.  This is a way of showing affection in a way you would not be able to with a telephone.  I honestly don't think I would talk to my family as much without this, so I am very grateful that we are able to do this with the increase of technology.