  Friendships and social interactions are renown contributors to wellbeing. As
such, keeping a healthy amount of relationships becomes very important as
people age and the size of their social network tends to decrease. In this
paper, we take a step back and explore reconnection -- find out about or
re-contact old friends, an emerging topic due to the increased use of
computer-mediated technology by older adults to maintain friendships and form
new ones. We report on our findings from semi-structured interviews with 28
individuals from Costa Rica and Poland. The interviews aimed to explore whether
there is a wish to reconnect, and the challenges encountered by older adults to
reconnect. We contribute with design considerations for tools allow- ing older
adults to reconnect, discussing opportunities for technology.
