A trip to Belgium…

After a recent trip to Belgium, I’ve been able to surmise a timeline of university friendships. It does lead to nail art, honest.

1. You meet lots of people.

2. You quickly find that some of these people are sh*theads. Through no fault of your own, some people will decide that they consider you a sh*thead too.

3. After sifting through the figurative sh*t, you find friends. Brilliant, all sorted right? Not quite…

4. You and your friend(s) will probably like the same person. It’s inevitable. You’ll potentially both sleep with that person during Fresher’s Fortnight. Oops.

5. The metaphorical sh*t returns to hit the fan… Gossip travels faster than the speed of light on campus.

6. Everyone gets over it and accepts that university is a rather incestuous place. You can all bond further while you sit in the sexual health clinic holding hands. #STI

7. You spend around three happy years together – give or take an odd domestic over the washing up.

8. You have to say goodbye as everyone you’ve grown so close to are now flocking back to different places across the country. Or even harder… across the world. You cry all the way home. You cry more as you unpack. You conclude that no one understands your woes, and that the best days of your life are now over.

9. Your relationships turn digital. Facebook, Instagram, Skype… not quite the same as knocking on your roommate’s door at 2am with pizza.

10. It might take a fortnight, a month, one year or TWO, but you finally get organised and see each other again. Some of your friends will move to interesting places – take advantage and VISIT.

Okay, so every uni experience is slightly different, but you’ve got the gist of it.

Where am I going with this? A uni friend, Max (who kindly provided the photos for this blog post – except the chips, the chip picture is all mine) moved to Brussels. After two years, three of us decided to get on a Megabus and visit Belgium. A three-day reunion involving Belgian frites, beer, and waffles, is a beautiful thing. One of the most beautiful things in the world.

So here’s to friendship. And Belgian chocolate.

Oh, and nails. Because this is a nail blog. And of course, the theme was Belgium…

As well as acting as a tour guide, Max is a talented Web Developer. You can take a look at his work here: MaxMakeDesign. 

*Disclaimer: Not all personal experiences.*