So I have been in the country for going on 8 months now and I have passed the point on fixating on the typical things I miss like friends, family and air conditioners. Now I am starting to miss unconventional things, things that I didn't think I would miss. For example, I miss carpet. I miss the way it feels on my bare feet, and that its soft, and nice to lay on sometimes. I have not seen carpet here, it wouldnt be logical in this environment. I might get a rug as a substitute but for now I dream of carpet on my floors...
I also miss sandwich meat. I don't even like sandwiches that much but they are so easy to make and take for lunch. Or just have a sandwich for a quick lazy lunch on a Saturday. There is only so many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches one person can eat. Along those same lines I miss pre-made and microwavable foods. I thinks its more the convenience of popping the food right in the microwave and eating it, rather than the food itself. Now if I want something I have to make it from scratch. Sure I cook a big pot of something on Sunday's and have it for the rest of the week but it's not the same.
I miss having a car. Not because I like to drive, I don't. But for things like going to the grocery store. You can just put all your stuff in the car and go. Now I can only get what I can carry. So that means at least two trips if I need things like shampoo or body wash. I miss singing in my car as loud as I can, its not the same to sing in the house. I want to roll the windows up and blare Hello by Adele on repeat while crying to myself.
I miss seasonal changes. Its 80's and sunny here all the time. It still feels like April. It's hard to believe that Christmas is this month. Weird and really hard to judge the passage of time. On that topic the sun is out for 12 hours everyday. It doesn't change, I kind of miss when the sun would set at 7 or 8 at night. Now its 6 pm on the dot, dark as midnight.
Weirdly I miss commercials, not so much the TV shows, but the commercials to see whats going on in the world. What new products are out or new shows are coming on. I don't miss political commercials and am glad I will be here for the election.
Well I'm sure there are more things that I miss that I can't think of right now. I'll add to the list as they pop up!
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