Even though I've loved spain and embraced the differences as best as I could, there are many things that I miss about home and am happy to be returning to
- Ice
- Free water at restaurants
- Peanut butter
- Bagels
- Long showers
- Gyms and fitness classes
- Driving
- Refrigerated milk and dairy products
- Cafes (like starbucks) and libraries that are open late to study!
- Stores that are open on sunday (what I consider to be a big shopping day!)
- Eating lunch and dinner at a normal time rather than at 3:30 and 9:30pm
- pandora.com music
- american/english tv shows
- country music
- toilets with seats
- toilet paper in public bathrooms
- soap in public bathrooms
- good customer service in stores and restaurants
- a full breakfast (here they just eat a slice of toast and have tea or coffee)
- cereal
- USD (not a pleasant surprise when I forget to convert the euro to dollars.)
- normal business hours