Alcohol is a weird thing. I cannot think of anything else that people (including me) both love and hate so much. Maybe marriage from what I have gathered… It’s hard to live with or without.
You see, when you are stuck in a small town with little to do (or haven’t already done), alcohol is the answer. And when you are in a hostel with 200+ other twentysomethings, alcohol is the answer to everything. It helps you to relax after a hard day on the farm in increasingly hot temperatures as the winter comes to an end. It is a friend when you are off and all your friends are working. It’s a help when it is too hot, it is a great beer-jacket when it is too cold. Alcohol is the answer, until the day comes when we get bored of making it the answer.
I have said it many times, this place is just like being back at university. It’s as much of a party hostel as it is a working one. It is safe to say that I cannot wait to end this constant flow of booze and live a (slightly) healthier lifestyle outside of Ayr, however if it wasn’t for the alcohol I wouldn’t have had so many funny stories and hilarious encounters with people. If it wasn’t for alcohol, I probably wouldn’t have half the friends I have. I can be pretty socially awkward and a pint is the great escape from that.
Or goon for that matter. Just don’t tell the hostel, it’s banned.
One Chance to See the World 
Ohhhh the stories we created with alcohol!
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Oh yes! And (sometimes thankfully) the ones we have forgotten haha
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Especially for twenty-some-things! I understand that all too well. But now I am on a quest to be less awkward while sober. Could use a lot fewer hang-overs.
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You can do it, I’ve tried a lot in recent years to be less awkward and more sociable, it certainly helps to bite the bullet and get out there 🙂
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Lol alcohol definitely helps me with my social awkwardness too:)
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It can be a friend at times 🙂
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For sure😜
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I loved your comparison of alcohol to marriage as something people love and hate!
You may be wise beyond your years. 😉
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Haha well I’m not sure about that! But I certainly try to be 🙂 Thanks for reading again Laura.
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I can totally relate to your post in the sense that alcohol and marriage could both be similar in some ways.. I don’t think I could quit my alcohol completely either 😊
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I couldn’t quit it completely either, there’s nothing currently better for me than an ice cold beer after a day on the farm!
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Likewise, just a different setting though for me:)
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Wow, less than a week now! What are going to do after this?
Also, unrelated question, but what do you think of the new Muse single? I quite like it, and the acoustic guitar is sounding great too!
PS: I’m getting the right idea about university. (Only another month till I leave, myself! :D)
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Yep, almost at the end! I’m going to travel the east coast southward through some major towns and cities and blog the whole way.
Regarding the single, I really like it! In fact it is the first song I listened to on the way to the coffee shop that I’m in now responding to comments 🙂 out of the three singles, Something Human is my favourite so far.
And awesome! How are you feeling? You will love it, I’m sure 🙂
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That’s amazing, looking forward to hearing about it!
I’m stoked for the next album already!
I really hope so! Four months at home has me really looking forward to university. 😛 I’m pretty excited and nervous too, and I get to explore a new place at the same time, so yay!
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Your nerves will disappear very quickly, new places are always a bit scary at first, but from my experience the nerves change to curiosity and adventure!
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Love the twist at the end! (I’m @phenixrisingiii editor, with my own blog at wabbitsnkeets.com). Alcohol in the last year increasingly is my bogeyman. Both parents died in the last 18 months; more importantly, my best bud/stress-buster/Flemish Giant rabbit Bronson died 13 months ago. I have a beloved fiance. . . But nothing de-stresses me like Bronson. I wander, lost without him, unable to replace him or learn any other way of relaxing. Alcohol is a genie in the bottle of grief.⭐👏💕
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Oh I’m so sorry to hear, losses are always difficult and I have suffered these too in recent years. Alcohol is often an escape for many in this time of grief and it was/ is for me. It’s important to have a balance as alcohol can take over in times like these. Also, blogging has been great therapy for me and I’m sure it is for you too!
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Hostel life is the best life!
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It is fun! I will miss it when I am done…
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I love this kind of parties and alcohol /wine also enhance the party enjoyment. My brother birthday will come on 1 Nov, and i have plane this kind of party. Thanks for the alcohol temperatures guidness.
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They certainly do! I hope you have a fun party.
Thank you for commenting!
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