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5 Reactions to Your Best Friend Coming to Town

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCSB chapter.

When your bff finally comes to visit you in your college bubble, life truly becomes great! There’s so much you want to show them, and so many people you want them to meet. While college is a fantastic experience of meeting new, exciting people, nobody compares to your true best friend, and it has been way too long for comfort since you last saw them! At last, the missing piece to your life has arrived and you can feel complete again. Isla Vista isn’t ready for the storm and the havoc you and your bff are about to bring. These are the 5 top reactions to your bff coming to town:

 

1. Uncontrollable excitement

It is basically embarrassing how excited you both are to be in each other’s presence again. Suddenly, you are the annoying girls everyone is staring at because you’re screaming and jumping like there’s nobody else in the world. Then comes all the weird, but hilarious inside jokes that only you two will think is funny. Basically, your roommate will not know how to handle it all.

2. The urge to engulf them in your world

When your bff comes to visit, you’ve basically got to give them a play-by-play, day-in-the-life-of-you experience. Show them around campus, where the best beaches are, where the best parties are, and so on. You’ve also got to show them the best spots to eat. It’s almost like you got to prove to them that your current situation is worth the separation from them.

3.  The absolute need to show them off

You specifically want to go out to all the parties and bars to basically show off your favorite person. You want everyone to know how great your bff is, but you also want people to know how awesome your friendship is. You must introduce them to all your friends because you just know your bestie will  love them like you do… and now your bff will know who you’re talking about when you call to vent.

4. Unproductive…because it’s hard to get anything done when they’re around

Hopefully the weekend your bestie comes isn’t a particularly homework heavy weak, because you probably won’t get much done. All you want to do when they’re visiting is go out and have fun or lazily lay around all day in each others company. Whether

5. Sadness, because you know their visit is temporary

Basically their entire visit you are slowly trying to convince them to move in with you. It’s hard to imagine that they are going to have to eventually leave, and you’re going to have to go back to life without them. But then you rejoice when the two of you make future plans to see each other soon because you both know you can only go so long without the other. Time to save up crazy stories to tell them next visit!

 

My name is Lauren MacDonald and I am the former campus correspondent and editor in chief of Her Campus UCSB. While at UCSB, I dedicated much of my time to Her Campus as I strongly believe in its ability to empower women to tell their stories. I graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.
Kristine is a 3rd year Chemistry major at UC Santa Barbara. She was born and raised in San Francisco, CA. When she's not writing, she works with her sister to create adorable baked delicacies for The Royal Icing, their at-home bakery. She's also a ballerina, lipstick enthusiast, and bunny lover. Post-graduation, she plans on going to graduate school while continuing her writing career. Catch her on instagram @CookiesForKay