A Couple of Lists

THINGS I WILL NEVER AGAIN TAKE FOR GRANTED

• Toilets that flush always on the first time.
• Being able to brush my teeth using the water that comes straight from the pipes.
• Having safe water to drink and not having to buy a billion water bottles a day when out purified water runs out.
• The full selection of American Netflix shows.
• Being able to watch the Bachelor on Hulu.
• Speaking the dominant language.
• Being able to eavesdrop on any one at any given time.
• A car of my own to go anywhere at any time I want to.
• A microwave that doesn't take 30 minutes to make my cup of noodles slightly luke warm.
• Lights that don't flicker constantly depending on how many outlets are in use.
• Heat. An apartment that isn't constantly super cold.
• Hot showers.
• Family and friends all around
• Space of my own.
• Walking down the street without being honked at and whistled at all the time.
• Not being stared at for being one of four white girls in the entire city.

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MEXICO

• Mexican pastries for only four pesos.
• A 1.5 liter water bottle for only three pesos, which is only about twenty American cents.
• How friendly everyone is to us.
• Brightly colored houses everyone.
• The fact that the brightly colored houses cover the hills that surround the city and make the hills bright and beautiful.
• Free four course meals for lunch every day.
• Guacamole and hot sauce on EVERYTHING!
• The Children. They are so freaking cute and have so much energy and love to give.
• Not feeling bad about not showering all the time because the showers are so freaking cold.
• Getting to make crafts with the kids all the time.
• Getting the opportunity to travel.
• Forming new friendships.
• Experiencing new opportunities.
• Living a sort of simpler life.
• The fact that we use a waffle maker to cook basically anything we ever need to cook.