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.*
