Things to Miss about NZ & going Home
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 14 May 2007 | Views [439]
I'm going home in 2 days--what a bittersweet feeling, as always!
Things to Miss about NZ:
Big Bikkies, Whittaker's almond chocolate bars, Tim Tam Slams, Hokey Pokey icecream
eating 5 meals/day (breakfast, tea, elevenses, lunch, tea, dinner, supper, etc.)
kettles & tea
lack of pretention w/ income, career status, prestige, intellecutalization, & appearance
mellow, laid-back lifestyle
constant flow of travelers, the intermixing of cultures, the large ratio of non-native NZers living permanently in NZ
bewitching mountains, forests, rivers, rocks, beaches
lack of dangerous, poisonous animals, @ least while hiking in mountainous territory & having to place one's hands in covered crevasses of trees & such
being around people who are allowed to have pride in their country, who love their country & what it has to offer
my new friends from around the world
"extreme" activities
cheap vehicles
lack of waste, recycling values
my personal lack of responsibility to anyone but myself
Things to Appreciate about going Home:
family & friends!
fast inernet connections, wireless, free internet (& CDs & DVDs) @ the library, constant access to computers
Mexican food (including quasi-Mex, like Taco Bell!), graham crackers (necessary for s'mores, lacking in our fires on the beach), Ben & Jerry's
lower cost of living/less expensive to go out to eat
reverting back to privacy concerning political views
fleeing the skinny jeans trend prevalent in NZ
sweet sweet stuff
no life-size Mr. Bean posters!
ambition in people, access to resources & jobs, schools, businesses, stores
free nights & weekends
stunning landscapes of the U.S.
not being the arrogant, consumer-mad, environment-destroying, war-mongering, redneck, lazy, condescending, processed/preservative-ridden/fast/junk food- eating, disdained, materialistic, ignorant- of- the- world, destroyer of the world via political, religious, environmental, economic, & medical beliefs, American. (not that this attitude is always prevalent, but one of these issues will usually pop up eventually)
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