Submitted by Nicole Caracciolo on the 2019 fall semester study abroad program in Barcelona, Spain…
Over the weekend, three of my friends and I went to Switzerland. It was supposed to be five of us, but our one friend bailed at the last minute after already paying and committing to the trip. She texted us this Thursday night when our flight was at 7:00 am the next morning. She claimed that she needed to stay in Barcelona so that she could catch up on homework, but we saw that she was out having fun with some other friends while we were in Switzerland. I know that I didn’t lose my money from her not coming, but I was mad that she lied to us about why she didn’t want to come. We have a couple of other trips planned together, but now we feel like she will bail on the rest of them, too. Loyalty is one of the most important qualities I seek in a friendship, and this experience taught me that just by being somebody’s friend does not make them a loyal friend.
