The World is Small

When one of your best friends is an ocean away, the world is big.
When your family lives on another continent, the world is big.
When you don't understand someone's culture, the world is big.
When an accent is unfamiliar, the world is big.

But.

When you get on a plane, travel 8 hours and find yourself in the arms of your family, the world is small.
When you get online and read about how a crisis in the United States affects Europe, the world is small.
When you skype and get to hear the voice of a friend... and see them too, the world is small.

And then sometimes... the world is just tiny.

Like when you go to a tiny college in a tiny town
And at the rec center where you work out you meet someone who speaks your "secret" language
Who lives in your mother's country
Who went to college in the city where she was born
Who is from the town where your mother's cousin lives
Whose boyfriend studied under your mother's cousin.
And this cousin happens to be your godfather.

Yep. The world is small.