I wanted to write this in a separate post from the whole car shopping thing. As I've been slowly readjusting to my regular life (or as regular as it is right now, anyway), I've been musing over the things which I'm missing from OZ... as well as the things I'm NOT missing. Oh, and what things I'm glad to have back in my life. Etc. etc. So in no particular order...
Things I'm Missing From OZ...
- Parrots. Even the noisy ones. Which is pretty much all of them.
- Boost Juice. It's just not the same here.
- Ginger beer. Can't find it in the grocery stores!
- Tim Tams. Of course.
- The incredible blue of the Aussie sky.
- The red, red, RED sand.
- Lizards.
- Australian commercials.
- Sushi rolls.
- The crazy architecture, both new and old, that is in Melbourne.
- The awesome scenery that is everywhere!
- All of my friends, new and old! :-(
- The price of food. I went to Tim Hortons and bought a tea and a donut and paid $2.13. That would NEVER happen in OZ!
- The winter weather in Melbourne. My parents house is insulated. What a concept!
- The flies. Although the mozzies here are pretty bad, since the spring was so late.
- Fried eggs on hamburgers. 'Nuff said.
- Metlink and V-Line. Oh, yeah.
- Car turn signals on the right steering wheel stem. (I've only managed to turn the windshield wipers on in my Mom's car three times since I've returned. :-) Hee hee!)
- Friends and family I haven't seen in a long time!
- Tim Horton's. It's frankly embarrassing how many times I've been to Timmy's since I got back.
- Central heating. Yes, it's still on here - the weather's been cold!
- Plant leaves in more than one shape.
- The cottage, the lake, and the loons.
- Getting ready for summer camp!
- Buying my new car!
- Telling many, many, many, many, many stories that begin with "In Australia..."
- The bed in my parents' house is way too hard. But this has been a problem for years. Really, I need a new back.
- The disastrous mess that is my room here, as I unpack/repack for summer. Gah.
- Not having my own desk.
- The idea that I will actually have to go back to *work* in the fall!
- Gas prices... which aren't as bad as in OZ, but are still much worse than when I left.
