How to cope with your friends going abroad

Their flat in Paris is your flat in Paris


With the exam timetables now out, talk has turned to the summer and plans for next year.

But for some of you, the summer signals saying goodbye to your closest friends as they head off to find themselves on a year abroad.

You’ll be stuck in Edinburgh while they’re sunning themselves on a Spanish beach, or hanging out in a chic Parisian cafe, all in the name of language acquisition.

So excited that I’ll be living in this beautiful city next year #sevilla #nofilterneeded #yearabroad

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But there are some positives to this situation.

Cheap holidays

Just think of all the cool places you’ll get to visit for next to nothing.

A weekend in Paris sure beats queuing for Prow for two hours.

Plus instead of spending Innovative Learning Week on your umpteenth skiing holiday, you could be on a city break visiting your bff.

Studying or a year long holiday? It’s hard to tell

New friends

Your best friends leaving mean you’ll actually be forced to make new friends and who knows, after bonding over the stress of honours level work, or a few VKs, by the end of the year you might have a new best mate.

Maybe not this many vks though

Improved grades

You might actually do some work for a change.

Chances are if your closest friends are off globetrotting, there won’t be anyone to distract you from your mountain of work that you’ve inevitably left to the last minute.

Stay in contact

Your mates going abroad doesn’t mean you’ll never get to see them. Facetime and Skype exist for a reason.

Speaking face to face over dodgy wifi it’ll feel like they never left. Well, sort of.

Bffs 4 lyf

Plus think of the reunion when they finally return to Edinburgh, and almost certainly haven’t forgotten about you.

So don’t hate your friends for going abroad, because you’re going to benefit from it, too.