Silent Presence
Some days, you don’t need advice or cliché words of comfort. You just need a presence. One evening, after a terrible day at work, I...
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See Our Friendship Stories From shared hobbies and epic getaways to finding kindred spirits, see how members found their crew, right on OVFriends.
User story
See Our Friendship Stories From shared hobbies and epic getaways to finding kindred spirits, see how members found their crew, right on OVFriends.
Simple Reassurance
“I used to be terrified of talking to strangers”, Ly shared. The pressure to be interesting and find common topics always exhausted her. But on...
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The Delayed Flight
The airport at 2 AM. The flight information screen announced another 3-hour delay. Exhausted, I pulled out my phone and posted a short status on...
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Kitchen Stories Across Oceans
Mrs. Akiko, a homemaker in the suburbs of Kyoto, always felt shy when meeting her new neighbors from America. The language barrier meant she could...
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A Ghibli Dream
Linh was a final-year student majoring in Italian. She loved the language but detested the dry, repetitive vocabulary apps. One evening, out of boredom, she...
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Between Rainy and Sunny Seasons
I went through a period of mild depression. The world seemed gray, and I had no energy to talk to anyone, not even my closest...
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