Ce qui me manque la plus

It's hard to believe that my study abroad excursion is halfway over! And I apologize for not posting for the past couple of days (sorry, Dad!), but sometimes I feel like there's no down time here. Don't get me wrong, I love how much I've been able to see and do...but it can get overwhelming. On a related note, that also means that if I tried to include everything in this one blog post that it too would be overwhelming. As such, this will a series of posts about the past couple of days here.

So, I mentioned all of the strange/different things that I've discovered in France in my last post. I have since decided that there are some American things that I miss greatly. (Please note that I said "things" so just because I didn't list any people on here doesn't mean that I don't miss you, because I do!!)

1) Ice water - Why do they all drink lukewarm tap water???
2) Milk - Yes there's milk here. No it's not kept cold. Yes that creeps me out. No I won't drink it.
3) Free drink refills
4) My car - I love public transportation, but sometimes, like this morning when I ran for the bus stop and the bus driver looked at me and then drove away anyway, I wish that I had an alternative way to get around...
5) American dollars - The whole 1 euro and 2 euro coin thing really weighs down your wallet.
6) American prices - I greatly enjoy not having to use my math skills to convert prices everytime I shop or eat. Also, everything over here is more expensive.
7) Food variety - French food is awesome; I just wish that it was more common to have other cuisines readily available. Most of the restaurants seem to serve essentially the same French fare.
8) Air conditioning
9) My kitties
10) Public bathrooms - That's right, they don't have those. If they do, you have to pay for them.
11) My cell phone - I miss being able to call someone whenever I want to. I do have a French prepaid cell phone...but it can only call French numbers.