Why I am so happy to live in this technological age

Yesterday, a friend and I went on an adventure.  We met up with a group of total strangers I found online.  Now this sounds like the start of a horror movie, but obviously I am alive to tell the tale.  I found out about this group of nerds, gamers, geeks, and otakus through a social networking site called Meetup.  Groups are created based on shared interest.  Those groups create events to bring like-minded people together.  And it is all a whole lot easier than the old method of crossing your fingers and hoping to make friends.

Over the years, I have come to realize that, in fact, I do not make friends easily.  Mostly because I don't know where to look.  That is why this internet age has been such a boon.  I am now able to find people who share my interests even in a foreign country.  I am making friends from all over the world.  This is not something that would happen to a recent transplant with a Monday through Friday job and no real networking opportunities.

But it is not just initial contact that technology has assisted with.  Because of wifi and smartphones, I can check Google Maps for the closest Krispy Kreme to ruin my diet with my new friends.  We can stay connected with Line and Facebook by just shaking our phones together.  I can share my adventures with friends and family thousands of miles away in real-time, if they are awake, with Snapchat, What's App, Skype, and other internet gadgets.

This truly is an amazing time when you stop to think about it.  Now if we could just invent some type of machine or microchip that would keep mosquitoes away.

I am apparently super tasty.