Cryss and Chloe have been friends since 2007 through BBA. Here Cryss tells us about her friendship with Chloe...
A colleague at work approached me and said that they knew of an organisation that I would be really interested in getting involved in, as I'd commented that I wanted to take on some extra curricular community work.
I ended up attending a Big Brothers Big Sisters information night. At this night a few of the subsidiary groups presented, one of which was Best Buddies.
Whilst I was attracted to BBBS, Best Buddies seemed to strike a chord with me as it's more aligned to peer friendship rather than adult/child mentoring. Also for personal reasons I didn't think I could commit to the weekly arrangement of BBBS, Best Buddies is a fortnightly arrangement.
Chloe (my buddy) and I have been paired for about a year, we see each other pretty much twice a month unless either she or I are away. Chloe spends some time at her family's home in Tootgarook, the beach house she loves!
'Remarkable' is one of the many adjectives I could use to describe Chloe, she is an extremely artistic soul. She is an accomplished pianist - the best I could do is 'Chopsticks'; she sings (although she won't sing for me!) - I can barely hold a note. She paints - I've dabbled in canvas; she loves the theatre and movies, me too...also we both have a love for good coffee and nice cafes. We just click!
Chloe is very caring and shares a lot with others, this rubs off, she makes me a nicer person. She makes me raise my own bar.
Our 'pairing' has evolved over the past few months, whereby I find myself thinking about her more often. When we don't see each other, she is in my thoughts just like any other of my girlfriends, which means a lot to me. Participating in Best Buddies has been one of the most valuable experiences of my life. We are no longer a Best Buddies pairing; we are friends!
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