Mira and Bharati, two sisters from Calcutta, have a similar relationship. In the story the author tells the story of two sisters and how one embraced America and the other did not and how one changed and the other remained essentially the same. This story reminds me of my friendship with Diana because we are like Mira and Bharati. Just like them, we came to America from a different country seeking a better education, and just like them, we were affected differently. At the beginning of our friendship “we were almost identical in appearance and attitude. We dressed alike, in saris; we expressed identical views on politics, social issues, love and marriage with the same accent as in the Calcutta convent school” but as time passed we changed. Diana embraced rock, metal and the more pessimistic view of America, I embraced country music, the love of romantic films and the more optimistic view of America. We are like ying and yang, balancing each other every step of the way. But there is one thing that has never changed for us, it has also changed for the sisters from Calcutta: we both still love our country, Ukraine. Diana and I would never trade it for anything in the world. Diana Splavnyk is one of the most important people in my life. She is my rock and my world. We may argue every day and we may not know why we are friends. And in the end I can really say it anyway