Welcome to my first journal entry. Firstly, let’s talk about why I am writing this. Over the last few years especially during the COVID years I had a friend called Kate. She is from Pennsylvania in the United States. I would like to think that she is a good friend . Due to her own personal circumstances at the moment she is dealing with her own personal issues, and hasn’t been in contact for a while. Yes, I know that sounds ominous and that there is a high likelihood that she will not be in contact again. I tend to agree with that, but I do have to believe that she will contact me again at some point in the future. That would be great, but we shall see. Ultimately, I liked writing and that is why I figured I would start a journal and publish it. At the moment, I don’t know what I will share, and in how much detail. I do know I need to be careful how much I share as I don’t want to reveal too much personal data on a public forum.