We all walk into college and wonder what our majors are going to be like, what our roommate is going to like and what sort of friends will we make. But some of the best friends you will meet aren't always the ones you've been best friends with since you were seven playing t-ball together with. Some of your best friends will be states near by, or across the country when you hit college. And there are always struggles that go along with that.
1. Sometimes there's a time change.
When everyone comes back from break, you could be completely fine while your friend over there could be clutching a Red Bull for dear life trying to stay awake so you can catch one more episode of How to Get Away With Murder.
2. The slang.
Different words have different meanings in a lot of places. No matter where you go, there is always that one person who has to correct your slang or tilt their head and say "Whaa?". And it always brings on a funny twist when you don't know what the slang is.
3. Picking up on the slang.
I made a lot of my friends say "wicked" and they get weird looks when they go home. Picking on the slang is just as weird as not know what your friend is talking about.
4. The distance during breaks.
No longer can you go from your room and down the hall to the left to see your friend from Nebraska. You need to schedule a time or text but its hard when you both have separate lives when you're home rather than at school. It's a lot harder to tell a juicy store over text or a phone call rather than walking into their room and spilling your guts.
5. Not knowing what they are talking about.
Different regions have different stores or chains so not everyone knows what you're talking about when you mention common things back at home. "So I went to the In-N-Out the other day..." "Is that a convenience store?"
6. The good bye.
The goodbye is always the hardest thing to do. Doesn't matter if its for a couple weeks or for the entire summer. Saying goodbye to your best when the semester ends is extremely hard. You can't get into the fun trouble you got in while you were together at school. Those inside jokes mean nothing to you're friends at home who have no clue what you're talking out. But you wouldn't change having them in your life for the world. You know they made you a better person or just made your year(s) even better.
7. The reunite.
The reunite is something like a story book. You can see each other and both light up and scream and give each other the biggest hug imaginable and then go straight into how you were before the break and act like nothings happened.
