Halfway here, halfway home

This is about the halfway point for my time in Asia – I’ll be leaving India for Nepal in May, then flying back to India in June, then flying back to the U.S. a week later. 

To commemorate the halfway mark of my time abroad, here are some things I miss about the U.S., and some things that I do not miss:

I miss…

-Wandering around campus late at night with friends

-Freedom to go to friends’ rooms whenever, male or female

-Wearing less modest clothing [sometimes]

-Having access to an air-conditioned gym…ooh, also air conditioning

-Ecohouse silly times/environmental endeavors/gardening and cooking/friends

-Food: smores, mac and cheese, salmon and asparagus, chocolate chip cookies, eggs/a protein-heavy diet, kale, greek yogurt, apples

-Halloween, and excuses to wear costumes

-Western feminism

-Finding new American music, my radio show with Allison

-Netflix – mostly to watch documentaries though. Or Sherlock. Or Mad Men. Or Parks&Recreation

-Hendrix party culture

I don’t miss…

-Reality tv and the stupidity that comes with it

-American bump ‘n’ grind dancing

-Homework, stress, and work in general

-Dependence on cars rather than public transportation

-Everything being expensive

-How un-friendly people can be, in certain parts of the U.S. (compared to here at least)

-Hendrix party culture