- going to McDonalds -- I hardly ever eat fast food in the States, but there's something about being in a foreign country that makes cheeseburgers and milkshakes taste especially awesome
- using Chilean slang in the middle of English conversations
- wearing the same thing every day -- skinny jeans, sneakers, and scarves are the uniform of the Chilean college student
- drinking ridiculous amounts of coffee and tea
- procrastinating on all of my homework
Things I still can't get used to here
- an hour-long commute to and from my classes
- getting constant attention for being a blonde and never being able to blend in
- over-the-top PDA -- regardless of age, location, or proximity to fellow metro passengers
- the fact that apples and pears are eaten with a fork, but asparagus is a finger food
- mullets on otherwise attractive men
What I now know I can't live without
- dryers
- window screens -- my casita doesn't have any, and now that it's spring there are way too many bugs (and I'm a wimp and scream when they land on me)
- burritos, pad thai, curry, and flavorful food in general
- my iPod
- wireless internet -- I don't know how people study abroad in places without it, which may make me a spoiled American. But I love me some interwebs.
People I miss
- everyone who does not have the pleasure of being in South America with me right now. Can you all come and visit please?
- yes, this means you.
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