I'VE BEEN STABBED... India Update 2

... with a needle. Two actually. I wanted to clear that up from the beginning!

So a quick India update. Can you believe its only 93 days until I fly to India for a month? I got my itinerary yesterday, and I've genuinely never been so excited for a trip, ever. It's going to be fabulous, and I can't wait!

On another note, I got two injections for the trip. Typhoid (which hurts like you wouldn't believe) and the Combined Hep A and B shot. I have another in one month, and a final dose in 6 months (after I get back). 

I'm also on the hunt for a cake sale outside the library around exam time... so many things to arrange and so little time. But for now... a link to my JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/sharla-bennison. 

It would mean the absolute world to me if you could spare a £1, or just give it a share so that people can see it. If you would like to learn more about the charity I am going to help, please click here: http://www.russfoundation.in/index.php 

Thank you. Your views mean the world to me!

Ten crappy things about being in a long-distance relationship

Being in a long distance relationship is hard work. Constant effort is needed by both parties to make sure it lasts a long time. Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of reasons it is pooey to be in a long-distance relationship:

1. They are never around for a hug (or kiss) when you need it the most. 
2. Fitting in a Skype into two very busy schedules can often be quite difficult (especially when she is addicted to PLL and he is loving How I Met Your Mother)
3. So many arguments about when you will next get to see them/ the fact that you haven't spoken properly for a while. 
4. Text messages always sound more blunt than they intend, or than it would in person, therefore arguments start following that too. 
5. Netflix and chill is nonexistent. We've all tried the "3, 2, 1 PLAY" situation; trying to get the show playing at the same time whilst on Skype. But lag is a genuine problem, and having a Skype call plus streaming Netflix means that neither will be good quality and someone will end up moaning. 
6. When you do eventually see each other, although you are excited and happy, there is always the thought at the back of your mind that you have to leave them for a few weeks again...
7. You will get sick of hearing about people who feel they don't see their boyfriend enough (3 times a week isn't enough?? Try once a month!).
8. However your friends will eventually get sick of hearing the same old stories about how you miss your other half too...
9. Having the most amazing summer together, seeing each other nearly every day and doing exciting things... then having to go back to seeing each other once a month. This is literally the hardest thing ever (and repeats with every holiday).
10. You will constantly miss them. Every time you see a couple in public, you'll miss them. Every time you eat a specific food, you will want them to be there eating it with you. Every time you see something they would find funny, you wish they were there to see it. 

But long-distance relationships do last. They can work, as long as you both put in the effort. Because nothing is as exciting as that feeling you feel when you see your other half after a long month without them. Awww.

*pukes*