Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Expectations:

I'm expecting to arrive back in the states and experience some serious reverse culture shock. Here is what I'm expecting:

-Everything to be clean
-Everything to be quiet
-Everything to smell nice
-Everything will be big
-The ground to be very... flat
-Being overwhelmed by the air quality
-Being overwhelmed by flushing drinkable water
-Bottles of water seeming very small
-Stores to seem massive, yes Kroger, I'm referring to you
-Everything to be way too expensive
-Crying at the comfort of a mattress
-Confusion about how a couch could be so comfortable
-Joy over the speed of the internet
-Everything to be very bright with a million lights on everywhere
-Traffic to be extremely slow and calm
-Confusion at the lack of motorbikes
-Confusion when I can't find any cows roaming the streets
-My dogs to seem very, very, very, small
-Being cold
-Pop to fizz
-Food portion sizes to be huge
-Confusion about what side of the road to drive on and what side of the car the steering wheel is on
-Mass amounts of grass...
-Mass amounts of trees...
-Shock at seeing meat served on plates, and watching people eat it...

3 comments:

  1. OMG ... I thought you were returning to Detroit ... it's obvious from reading what you wrote that you intend to arrive in Middletown ... don't worry - we'll tidy up and be ready for you! steve

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  2. Home (after a visit like you have had) will always be sweet.....There really is no place like home. I am so happy that you, at 20, appreciate your home life.....love and safe travels, gma gries

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