How I did it: First I Googled my friend and through reading news articles and other info, got an idea of where she was living. I tried phone listings for her name but no dice.
So I posted an ad on Kijiji, a free online classified service, in the "long lost relationships" section. I gave some info about my friend (name, occupation) and within a few days I got an email from someone who knew her from church! He passed my contact info to her and we reconnected by email.
Since then she's visited town and I got to hug her and hear her voice for the first time in decades. It was so special.
Lessons & tips: I thought about finding this friend for years but didn't do anything about it. Finally I decided to post an ad, even though it seemed like a real long-shot. Thank goodness some people read those "long lost relationship" postings!
Craigslist is another place you can post ads like this.
Resources: www.kijiji.ca
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graycatbird ~ "follow the day and reach for the sun.."~
reading this tonight was exactly what i needed to lift my mood from a low place into a place where i could just simply put aside my own issues and bask in the happiness of a stranger’s joy:)
i’m so so SO happy you have found your friend again:)
graycatbird ~ "follow the day and reach for the sun.."~
you’re welcome! it’s completely inspiring!:)
