Importance Of Friends In College Life

Friends are integral part of college life. Especially when you are in a foreign country far away from the luxuries of home and spoiling of parents. You wake up every day thinking you will be spending entire day gossiping around and find yourself sad to return to the lonely hostel room in the evenings. Hence the importance of choosing right friends is much more pronounced in such situation. Living by stringiest of rules, hostel life forces a person to step out of the comfort zone, and expose an individual to a series of breathtaking and exciting experiences.

Starting college was a milestone for me in a new city. New people and lots of excitement. I happened to be quite a nerdy and quite person. Shy to approach and always short of conversations. In short, I was not

“In the restroom” I answered, munching on the packet of potato chips I asked Reem to buy for me.

Nida was not as slender as both of us. She was a bit chubby, but her eyes were as deep as evening red. Although, she certainly didn’t lack confidence while approaching new people and making new friends. She came across me on my very first day, and offered me help unpacking my luggage. She was the kind of person who would take time to listen to my problems, and comfort me as I looked forward to the years of journey ahead of me. It wasn’t long until the three of us bonded like soul sisters. I didn’t care much for my classmates, instead would return to my room to share stories and gossips. For the first three years, time flew by quite in a hurry. Adjusting into this new place became easier since I had only my two roommates for best friends and in spite of my numerous tries to bond with my class fellows, I had now given up and accepted that there can be nothing more than social communication with them. Hangouts, movies, late night snacking, basically my entire day now revolved around these two girls. Little did I know what was in the store for