A Family Connected through Social Media

For my family social media has affected our forms of personal intimacy in a positive way. I have family all over the world that I am very close with, and probably would not be as close with if it wasn't for social media. With the help of social media I am able to communicate with my family not only here in Pennsylvania, but also Florida, Alaska, Washington State, Georgia, Germany, and my cousins who are in the military and stationed all over. Social media allows us all to communicate at a much faster level than it would be to write letters. Thanks to social media platforms such as Facebook I am able to see my cousins babies and their new homes. Thanks to social media I was able to get in touch with my cousins in Germany that my mom had met but I had never met and they flew out last summer for my 21st birthday. It meant so much to me getting to communicate with them every day leading up to them coming to America. Now that they are back over in Germany I can still see pictures of the villages they live in and it is beautiful. One thing I like most about social media is thanks to Skype I can see my cousins in Germany as I'm talking to them. I can also Skype with my cousins in the military depending on where they are stationed. It means so much to me to be able to communicate with them and see their faces and hear their voices because I miss them so much. Overall social media has improved my families communication and intimacy. Also thanks to social media platforms people in general are able to take online classes and for this class as an example we can communicate with our Professor who is all the way on the other side of the United States.