<human>: Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?

So I'm going on vacation next month and I'll be gone for 7 days, I have a 5 month old kitten/cat and she is very attached and loves to play as you would imagine at that age. When I get home from work I find her laying against the apartment door waiting for me, and she starts meowing when people walk past the door.

My gut feeling tells me that she is WAY too young to be left alone for 7 full days, since even after a half-day she gets lonely.  I live in a downtown and nobody I trust (that well) is close enough by to check in throughout the week.

I have a friend that is willing to watch her at his house, but does anyone know if this is normal?  I would bring all her stuff over to his place, and he'd play w/ her and keep an eye on her.

I don't want her to get freaked out though or confused about what's happening.  Has anyone been in a similar situation? How do you handle 'cat-sitting'?
<bot>: do I leave the kitty home alone for 7 days, or bring her to a friends house and risk it getting freaked out for some reason?