What I miss (besides people and a certain dog):
Food: I really miss cold fresh food. Fresh fruit and veg is not easy to come by. I also miss choosing my own food.
Indoor plumbing: but really this is only toilet-specific. Some days I don't want to haul any water after I use the facilities. Bucket showers are fine though. It's amazing to learn I can shower my whole body and wash my hair with a 2 gallon bucket of water.
Forms of entertainment: we have a fair amount of downtime and when there's not much to do, there's really not much to do.
What I don't miss:
Air conditioning: can you believe this? It's just not really hot here and I'm rarely uncomfortable temperature wise.
Schedules and Western stress: I mean really, would you? Sometimes I do miss knowing when something is really going to happen but you learn to deal with that.
Usually, I don't miss news or the Internet. Although if we had Internet it would be a form of entertainment.
Honestly, this isn't a complete list, but what I think most about is food. Somebody meet me at the airport with a smoothie and a cold mesquite-smoked chicken sandwich from Thundercloud! Yum, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
I'll be sure to tell Gatsby you're thinking of her...
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