I remember when we had our graduation ceremony from high school. It was a very emotional day. Half of my friends were leaving our hometown to go away to college, and I felt upset about it. The ceremony was in the school gym, and I was amazed at how many people were there. I went up on the stage to read my speech. At first, my knees were really shaking, and I couldn't breathe! I started to panic. But then I saw my parents' faces and all my friends. They were smiling and looked so happy. And suddenly I felt very relaxed and confident. I gave the best speech of my life! Two years later, and I'm still in touch with my best friends from high school. We keep in touch by email, and we often chat online. Some of them write blogs about their lives, and we try to meet once a year for our school reunion.