What I miss

Today is, for some unknown reason, a one of the harder days for me here in Ukraine. So here is a list of the things I miss about America, aside from my family which is obviously the number one thing I miss. 

• driving
• movie theatres
• coffee shops
• bookstores
• concerts that aren’t put on by my students
• dogs that are treated as a member of the family
• English
• making delicious recipes without worrying about what I can get at the store (and what I can’t)
• freedom of life choices, aka the idea that parenting should only be done by parents and does, in fact, come to a close at some point, which is when the child is free to make his or her own decisions and parents understand that their opinion is not the most important thing anymore
• men who cook
• spur-of-the-minute plans (which is different from doing everything at the last minute because you failed to plan)
• fitted sheets
• reasonably priced clothing (i.e. the possibility of buying a piece of pair of pants without paying at least 20% of your monthly wage)
• hard alcohols other than vodka, specifically tequila
• mexican food. indian food. anything remotely ethnic. 

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