Around an illustration of a young boy sitting at a computer, a map of Japan, and a dated screenshot of Microsoft Outlook Express, text reads: When I was six, my best friend moved away to Japan and for a while we stayed in touch by email. It was the first time I communicated with someone remotely, although at the time I definitely didn't appreciate how far away Japan was. She told her friends I was her boyfriend, and we both used an unnecessary amount of txt spk abbreviations because pop culture had told us that was what you did.