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Why do Bournemouth students insist on doing all these things the second the sun comes out?

We’re by the beach, we will use it


Bournemouth uni students can't deny it, we are blessed. We're a stone throw away from a stunning beach, and when it gets sunny, we get serious.

We didn't come to this uni to get a degree, we came here to get boozy on the beach, have BBQs in March and have our instas looking just like the cover of a uni prospectus.

When the sun comes out we lose our minds a bit, and go into Bournemouth bucket list overdrive as we must complete everything we set out to when we filled out our UCAS applications. It's all things like this:

Going to the beach, even if you can't really be bothered

We live by the beach so we WILL go. And EVERYONE will come. We will ALL play football on the beach and drink shit cans of cider or premixed gin and tonic. We might even sunbathe for a bit or have a BBQ, and EVERYONE will enjoy it because we are BU students and this is what we do, ok?

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Going into town for drinks

Cocktails and the sunshine? This is a BU dream.

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We ignore the fact that we're now completely half cut in public and starting to get hot sweats, because our Instagrams are on fire.

Or going to Lidl to get shit fruity ciders

A summer staple. You wake up and see the sun and it's straight away established that a group trip to Lidl to get booze is happening. Who cares if they taste like they're rotting your teeth as you drink them? It's sunny, they're refreshing and everyone is having a great time.

Having a BBQ in your shit student garden

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The sun has been out for half an hour now and that means one thing, BBQ time. The whole of Winton is overwhelmed by a smoky haze and the distant smell of burning as we realise that disposable BBQs on grass aren't a good idea. Before a long time, we're all snuggled up in fleeces when the realisation hits that it's not that warm and Iceland sausages aren't that nice.

Going to do work on Fusion terrace

Better get there early, it'll be full by 10am. There truly is nothing more wholesome and typical uni student than doing work in the sun overlooking the whole of campus. Throw in an iced latte from Starbucks and you've just about completed it.

Discussing the weather with everyone you cross paths with

Isn't this just the best beach weather?? Have you seen the weather today?? It's so sunny today. I wish it was like this all year round. Oh, don't you just love Bournemouth??

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Drinking in public, all day

Only after 5pm?? Pft, it's 10am. Beers? Everyone is out getting shitfaced, it's acceptable – nobody will judge.

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Skipping lectures to go to a beer garden

"Ahh come on we don't weather like this all the time," you say to your friends as you head into Buffalo instead a few more steps to the uni bus stop. When you sit down you notice it's a lot colder than you first thought, but if you follow the path of the sun and keep moving tables it'll be alright.