An American Girl in Avignon

Things we miss:
Our friends
Our family
The America dollar/knowing how much money I am really spending
The standard system of measurement
Jeff dining hall (you read right)
Knowing what the people who are talking around us are saying
Chipotle and Chinese takeout (already mapquested the Chipotle nearest the C-bus airport for my return)
Microwaves
Those random people you see around campus all the time, but don’t know their name
Long, hot showers (with a showerhead attached to the wall)
Dryers
Outlets that work with US electrical appliances (my convertor almost exploded the other day!!)
Not having to worry about paying for lunch every day (see number 5)
Speaking English
Professors who speak English
Classes with structure/syllabuses/knowing what professors want
Being able to connect to the internet and print whenever we want
Our cell phones
Athens
The news
American TV
Being able to roll out of bed and not feel bad about it
American keyboards
Unlimited supply of water (We swear everyone here is dehydrated!!)
Cold, 2% milk (their stuff is warm and half-cream)
Eating dinner at a decent hour (aka not 9 at night…not cool)
Not feeling awkward in our own home
Filled pantries
Non-graph-like paper for everything
Toilet paper that is not in sqaures or pink
Having our own room

Things we don’t miss:
My dorm/ dirty South
Jeff Hill
Morton Hill
Bryan stairs
Paying for laundry
Driving places when I am not at OU (I like walking places, as long as they aren’t too far away)
Our dorms
Lack of Nutella and crêpes
Being rushed at a restaurant
Being under aged