28 Days Later...

I will be back in the US. I cannot believe that I only have two weeks left in Prague. This trip has gone by sooo fast. I definitely feel like I just got here. I'm not too worried though, because I definitely think that I will be back at some point in time. It is really sad though that everyone in the program is starting to report on the things that we will all inevitable miss: drinking in public, pastry stands in the subway, GOOD beer, trams, etc.

However, I would like to take this opportunity to do a little "God Bless America" rant. Last night as I was struggling to survive another bipolar shower of either scalding water or freezing water, I enumerated in my mind some of the things that I really do miss from home.

1. Free ice water at restaurants. This is the most obvious and what everyone says they miss about the US. But, it is true. Having to constantly pay for water sucks and seems really unfair for some reason.
2. Being able to communicate. I will LOVE being able to go into a restaurant and actually understand the menu, to go into the bank, post office, anywhere really and be able to voice what I need.
3. Smiling people. Czechs do not smile at one another or at all really. I cannot wait for all the superficially happy American faces that will embrace me when I disembark the train.
4. Internet. Not having Wikipedia access within my living space is unbearable and also makes doing homework rather difficult.
5. Spicy Food. Although kebabs in both Vienna and Krakow were pretty spicy, they still do not compare to fire cheetos, jalapeno poppers, etc.

And, I miss my people. Mostly when I daydream about home, I think about my family, my friends, my apartment, and how awesome I anticipate summer to be.