Nine Reasons Your Abroad Friends Will Be Lifelong
Nine Reasons Why Your Study Abroad Friends Will Be Lifelong
You will leave a completely new person after your months abroad. One of the reasons? Incredible friendships. Below are nine reasons why your study abroad friends will no doubt, be lifelong.
- You are all experiencing a challenging and peculiar adventure together. Coping with homesickness, surviving those long bus rides or attempting to pass your Italian-I class because you’ve been out eating too much pizza sans studying; they’ll be right by your side.
- They support you during the inevitable sticky-situations because they’ve most likely been through something similar. Shoutout to my Buenos Aires friends who finally helped me find real aloe after my horrendous sunburn. I guess aloe hair-gel isn’t the best cure…
- They may be from a different home country. What better way to expand your global horizons than to meet friends who grew-up watching fútbol rather than soccer!
- They’re abroad for similar reasons: to have fun and explore! Thank you friends for snagging taxis with me at 6:00 am and being crazy enough to stay in tents at Oktoberfest.
- Yes, they may not know your favorite color or you first pet’s name; but they know how you act in unfamiliar situations abroad. How could you survive a German train station or a 7-hour Argentinean bus-ride without them?
- They’ll be with you every pound you gain because who can deny that Italian gelato…
- You’ll forever have a place to stay with your abroad friends after you return home.
- They’ve most likely seen you cry way too early in your relationship and neither of you cared.
- You’ll always be able to reminisce on the best months of your college career together. Regardless of if you’re states, countries or continents apart.
To all of my abroad friends: thank you for making my experiences unforgettable. I look forward to reunions over a bottle of Chianti, some jamón y queso empanadas and of course, picos!
