Lets make a list shall we....
Things I miss from the good old U.S. of A. (in no particular order)
* my family
* my friends
* real cheese
* air conditioning
* the english language
* being clean
* being able to just walk down the street and not have people yell out racial slurs at you or ask you for money
* being able to talk to people on the phone
* having friends with in 15 km
* being able to drive wherever i wanted to go or atleast knowing that i could get to my destination in less than 24 hours
* not having everyone think that i am totally and utterly incapable of doing anything and everything but at the same time expecting me to fix all there problems quickly
* being respected
* yellow starbursts
* john cusack movies
* going to shows...god i miss good music not to mention live music
* reliable electricity
* not having constant gi issues
* always knowing where the next toilet will be
* constant access to toilet paper
* knowing what the heck is going on
* going to the movies
* vh1
* being able to actually give money to the homeless on the streets without fear of being attacked by people begging for your money
* pizza
* salads and yummy vegetables
* having more than one type of food at a time...like side dishes and appetizers and salad and desert
* dance parties in hburg
* walking at purcell with my favorites
* snuggling all day in bed watching movies
* adventures with lg to nyc or baltimore or anywhere
* hugs
* feeling even remotely attractive
* jeans
* the city...any city
* privacy
* el charros, the little grill, taste of thai etc
* those mexican garden salads from california tortilla
* heck i even miss olney md
mostly though i miss you guys, soon enough ill be back and who knows maybe in a few years ill be missing fufu and yams and oil and grease and french and all the amazingly cute little kids
until then i miss the usa
5 comments:
things i miss:
1. tami
2. not olney
oh tami!
we miss you!! we will make sure that you get all of those things when you are back in september! you are so amazing! mom and dad are going to be there before you know it, and then it will be september so soon! and then megan will be out to visit, and then you will counting down until you are back home again.
Well, you sure sound down right now. This too shall pass and you will realize that you are making incredible friends over there that will last a lifetime. That you are making a change in the lives of many Togolese and you have a wonderful friend, your dog. We will be there soon with lots and lots of starburst for you and many other goodies
tami:
i am from baltimore and will be arriving in a mere 3 weeks to do sed. i am bringing old bay -- i am more than happy to share!
Sorry for being such a negative nancy here...but I do miss you guys and I really miss cheese too.
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