American Most Wanted

If everything goes as planned, six months from today I’ll be on American soil.  (O happy day!)  And in anticipation of the Land of Plenty, I’m sharing my American Most Wanted List.  This is by no means exclusive, but the things that I’ve most missed during my time in Africa… and the things that I’ve realized I’ve taken for granted the most--  never again!

·      - chocolate chips you don’t have to make yourself

·      - vacuum cleaners

·      - Chic-Fil-A

·      - washers & dryers

·      - electricity that’s always on

·      - internet that works

·      - water you can drink straight from the tap

·      - Lean Cuisine

·      - pizza that’s brought to your door

·      - amazing stores that have all the food you need in one place

·      - actual stores where you can buy new clothes

·      - houses where you won’t be invaded by flying ants or bugs that are literally trying to kill you

·      - toilets you can flush every time

·      - water heaters you don’t have to manually turn on

·      - places to visit within a 2-hour radius

·      - nightly news I can trust

·      - a living room suite you don’t have to throw big sheets of fabric over

·      - dog food from a bag

·      - church that doesn’t require an interpreter

·      - Coke bottles you can throw away

·      - Diet Cherry Limeade

·      - dishwashers

·      - ice cream from a store, not the back of a bicycle

·      - DVDs for sale that aren’t pirated

·      - movie theaters

·      - bowling alleys

·      - being able to leave home after dark without an escort

·      - life where diarrhea is the exception, not the rule

·      - mail delivered to your house

·      - cold weather… anything under 65° counts!

·      - clothes that don’t make me feel like a slob

·      - real shoes

·      - magic machines that give you coffee when you flip a switch

·      - bathrooms where shower curtains and toilet seats are standard equipment

·      - girlfriends