1. I have this thing called a car, it is entirely enclosed, it has 4 wheels, I don't have to balance it, and I can close the windows when I get too much wind. Plus it has air conditioning, and a radio, and I don't need to wear a jacket, gloves, and a helmet when I drive it.
2. I have more than 1 pair of jeans, 4 pairs of underwear, 4 pairs of socks. I can choose from dozens of shirts to wear, not the same 4 I have been wearing for 3 months. I have multiple pairs of shoes to choose from, and I don't have to pack and unpack my clothes every night.
3. I don't have to fear losing my a) key, b) passport, c) wallet
4. Everyone here seems to speak English, at least I can mostly understand it
5. I have my own bed, big, soft, and the same place every night. When I wake up in the morning, I know where I am.
6. Stereo, CD's, DVD's, Internet access and cable TV, guaranteed! An entertainment mecca.
7. I don't have to lug around the stuff that I have been lugging around for 4 months, I can put it away.
8. I can actually cook at my house, i don't have to go out to eat for every meal, for coffee or for a drink. I have a device that keeps things cold, called a refrigerator.
9. When I talk to my friends via email, I can actually go out in the evening with them if I want
10. and lastly, I can start planning my next trip knowing I successfully completed the previous one.
Eric!
Welcome home from your friends in your second home! We are thinking about you as you enjoy your top 10 things (Ann is coughing relentlessly from laughing) and adjust to that crazy Minnesota culture. We found a beautiful home in the mountains....we need you to come down and be our driver!
Love,
Ann & Brian
Posted by: Ann and Brian | Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 02:57 PM