I have a lot of experiences from my life that I think would be worth sharing but I doubt it would be worth listing the most interesting parts of my life to date. Instead I will be starting from my life right now so you can follow the events in my life as they unfold. I hope you will agree that following my present will be more interesting than reading about my past!
I am currently in university accommodation in an unfamiliar country and have decided to write a post to distract myself from a stationary malfunction I have been having! Basically, I made a massive mistake by purchasing a pair of scissors in a store called Pound Land. I have just been trying to slice open my boxes and to be perfectly honest I would be better off string to cut through sellotape with a sponge than with these scissors! You are probably thinking that this does not really count as an interesting life experience but it is only through making this mistake that I have learned a lesson not to opt for cheap options as they cause more hassle in the long run - life lesson 1!
For those of you reading this who are also starting university or have ever been to university I think you will agree one of the oddest experiences is making friends here. Until this morning I was convinced that I was the only person living in my corridor because the whole place has been deadly quite since I arrived yesterday. This morning, after an awkward introduction, I have had confirmation that there is at least one other person living here.
The two of us are now guessing which rooms we think have people in because honestly no one seems to be making any noise at all! I have considered going down my corridor shouting 'FIIIIRRRREEEE' and see who comes out but I think I better leave a few days before resorting to that! If anyone reading this is in a similar situation and is brave enough to try this out I would appreciate you leaving a comment letting me know how it went down!
When living in halls it seems you make friends using the same method as in primary school:
1. Make eye contact
2. State your name
3. Ask for their name
4. BOOM - friendship formulated! (obviously I mean a metaphorical boom - although an actual explosion when friendships are formed would have made much more interesting reading!)
Although instead of wondering if your new friend like the same games as you like you would in primary school, at university you start wondering if your new friend will be the one smoking weed outside your window or the one who will blast out Radio 4 on a Sunday morning!
Halls of residence must be one of the very few situations where friendships are based on nothing more than being in the same space as someone else instead of though things such as similar interests or mutual friends. Can solid friendships be built on the foundation of completely randomly being forced together? I guess I will soon find out and keep you posted!
Happy Reading x
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