The Improbable Pal

I met her through work--the year long really intense training program. She is from Florida. We didn't do any of the "colleague dance" that I see many people do ("worried about a career, am I letting this person REALLY in?" kind of stuff), there was immediate recognition that we would be friends.

She is well-traveled; she's lived in a few countries, and visited many more. 6 yrs younger than me; tiny and GORGEOUS. Well off parents; ivy league college. Our upbringing and life up to now really have been pretty much polar opposites.

Most of my friends have been forged through common bonds, trials, and tribulations. There was something there in the beginning, and we built on that. The last person I had this kind of spark with was Aimless. (We met 21 yrs ago this Halloween. We were introduced and immediately bonded by changing clothes behind a car.)

I really don't understand this one; but I appreciate it. She really enriches my life, and I'm lucky to have met her.