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I went into ECHO not knowing what to expect, not knowing what I wanted to get from it or if I even would get anything. I knew that there was an empty spot in my life, but I wasn't sure what it was. I figured it must be stupid ex-boyfriends, or not trying hard enough in school, or something else equally dumb. But when I ripped open Liz's palanca, I realized exactly what it was that I was missing: the people I grew up with. The people who knew me. The people who would dress up in 5 year old dress up clothes and bright red lipstick and walk to a pizza place without being embarrassed. The people who wrote each other love letters, ten of them, just because they felt like it. The people who decided to rent a beach house and then actually did it, and had a blast without even getting drunk once. Never underestimate the power of an old friend saying "I miss you." Reading that note, realizing that these people were welcoming me back, no questions asked, that was my defining moment on ECHO. Someone was able to look inside me and know exactly what it was that I needed, without even knowing what it was myself. And THAT, people, is a real friend.