So by in large, I love Spain and am having a great time. That being said, there are a lot of things I miss about the states and Harrisonburg. I'm gonna go down and make a list, not in any order of importance, just what comes to mind right now
1. Girlfriend and family - pretty self explanatory
2. Buddies and movie nights with the roomies - good times guys
3. Jimmy John's - they have bocadillos, which are kinda like subs but they only have meat on them, no other toppings. NOT like Jimmy Johns
4. English
5. Understanding everything that is said to me
6. Dollar menu/value menu...McDonalds is NOT cheap, and not as good here
7. Gatorade - apparently it's foreign concept here
8. Milk (people don't drink milk just to drink it here, it makes no sense to me)
9. UREC - basketball games here are good but the court is outdoor and a 20 minute walk each way, and uphill on the way back
10. Golf and my golf clubs
11. The Dollar. For every Euro I spend, I spend $1.30 american dollars...it's getting better, but still the exchange rate sucks
12. Budweiser / American Beer
13. NFL and American football...we can watch two games on Sundays, but with the time difference we don't get to see any of the prime time games or monday night football because it starts at like 2AM here, and it is hard enough to get a bar to put on NFL football. Luckily we have this place where we go on Sunday nights that stays open until the 4:15 games are over...which is about 1:30am here
14. College Football, watching JMU and Ohio State play...college football over here is non-existent. Thank God I'll be back in the states for bowl season and the NFL playoffs.
15. Having internet in my house. I don't have it at home here, it really sucks.
16. ESPN and Sportscenter Top 10
I think that is a sufficient list of things I miss, now for some things I love about Spain, such as...
1. It is acceptable/ expected that you take a nap after lunch.
2. The ridiculous abundance of food that our madre cooks.
3. Having my laundry done once a week, Carmen is the bomb.com
4. Spanish - although it is difficult, I love learning the language and culture.
5. Everyone being obsessed with fútbol. Watching soccer games here when Real Madrid or Barcelona play is a blast, everyone gets really into it.
6. Having 3 meals a day made for me
7. The teachers are much nicer and more accommodating - not that teachers at JMU aren't accommodating or nice, but the teacher-student ratio here is ALOT smaller, so you get more 1 on 1 attention
8. The food here is awesome, and as much as I miss American food, it's cool to taste a totally new flavor every day.
9. It is completely legal to walk through the streets with a beer, no bike cops here!
10. There is always something to do, every night of the week.
I hope you all liked the comparisons on what I miss from home and what I love about here, and hopefully got some laughs too! I may blog about classes sometime soon, but I don't think that would be all that interesting. More to come later on in the week!
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