with leaving on my mind, of course i've been thinking extensively about how i'll deal with the transition back to amurica. i've always loved lists, so i've made two to help organize my feelings about what i'll miss about england, and what i'm looking forward to in good old los angeles.
things i'm looking forward to:
- first and foremost, family and friends
- the ocean
- food (including, but not limited to: burritos, good vegan food, voluptas, summer fruits, cpk, REAL cookies, trader joe's, avocados, infusion teas, good hummus, homemade cakes [funfetti], bbq, in n out)
- french press coffee
- the village
- PV cliffs
- being a redhead, and not a ginger
- sunshine and warmth all year round
- piano, singing, and violin
- american showers
- toilet seat covers in every bathroom you go into
- calling the bathroom the bathroom, not the "toilet"
- driving on the right side of the road
- eating outside
- long walks
- church with good music
- supermarkets with everything i need and more
- not paying ungodly amounts for laundry
- dishwashers
- wearing dresses and sandals daily
- not feeling like an outsider
- being 21!
- jeopardy, comedy central
- the pillsbury dough boy
- KROQ and indie 103.1
- being somewhat fashionable
- my bike
- american plugs
- bonfires
- late night drives with great music and the windows down
- my record player and LPs
- fabulous shopping, cheap stores!
- less expensive fun
- home cooked meals
- working
- sunsets every night
what i'm going to miss terribly:
- people, obviously (flat 10 and company)
- pubs
- strongbow
- food (digestives, cadbury, ritter, twisters, squash, frozen pizza, crunchy nut, sticky toffee pudding, fish and chips, calippos, walkers, meat pies)
- teatime
- online grocery shopping
- the convenient tube and buses
- being a ginger, and not a redhead
- free museums
- so much to see and do
- trains connecting everything
- british television and music
- topshop and other shopping/british fashion
- walks to victoria park
- greenery everywhere
- proximity to europe
- diversity of people and accents
- BRITISH SLANG
- prime minister's questions
- lovely little towns
- quaint old people
- how british people curse like nobody's business
- the confidence that you won't be shot
- everything being new, different, and exciting
- randomly cheap food (bread that costs 50p)
- meeting new people and being a novelty
- outdoor markets
- british accents
i think that's all for the moment...such mixed feelings about my departure, which i knew would happen. i love london, and having it be my second home, but i'm ready to see the loves i haven't seen for 5 months! and on that note, i'm off to finish shopping for their gifts!
bittersweetly,
lilly
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