these are a few of my favorite things

Yesterday I got to thinking about the things I miss from America. Here is an abridged version.

- Panera bread bowls
- SONIC
- Watching TV on an actual television
- Being able to eat at all hours
- Pigz
- the other 90% of my wardrobe
- magazines
- Mexican food
- basketball (I guess it's not basketball season so I wouldn't be watching it at home but there is a profound lack of interest in the sport here)
- my car/being able to travel without relying on public transportation
- Red Lobster
- unlimited outlets. I only have one in my room, and I only have one adapter.
- dressing casually to go out. why do we always have to be fancy here?!
- home cooked meals
- root beer
- rap & hip hop music. Techno, I have acquired a tolerance for you but we will never be friends.
- pop in general ($3 for a bottle of Sprite- no thanks)
- Target (exists here, but it's just not the same)
- Steak n Shake

I find it incredibly sad that the vast majority of things I miss are food related. It's just that the food situation here is really tragic. Having a one hour window for each meal is difficult. Having roasted chicken/beef and almost-good-but-a-little-too-bland pasta for every single meal gets old. It just gets old.

At some point I'll share with you the list of things that make Australia cooler than America, but right now I just want some tacos so I'm feeling patriotic.