What I Miss Most About Home...

Classes are over. Term papers are due at the beginning of next term. So...I've been doing a lot of studying. Often more staring at my computer THINKING about writing. Papers are hard for me. I was a business major! We rarely wrote papers at Haas and never research papers. It was more about financial analysis or business plan writing, if anything. And as an auditor, yeah, no real research paper writing there either. SO...I think the last time I wrote a real paper was in high school.

But anyhow, as always, when I have studying to do, I write in my blog on my many breaks. And in anticipation of my trip back home, here the are the things I miss most about home.

1. Of course, I miss my family.
2. Of course, I miss my friends.
3.In N Out Burger. A California staple. It's like one of the best parts of living in California.
4. Sushi restaurants on every corner. Yeah, there's sushi here, but it's expensive as all things are.
5. Driving! And people driving on the right side of the road. Although I don't miss parking and traffic. I miss throwing things in the backseat. I saw a car that looked like my Brandon in Nice and I really missed my old Audi. :(
6. Barnes and Nobles. I go to Waterstone's here, but it's just not the same as BN with the Starbucks and all that. Especially since I'm a member and I get that 10% discount. Books out here are expensive and the worst part is lugging them home after since I walk there and back. Whereas at home, I buy a grip of books and then just toss the bag in my car.
7. Korean food. We have Kfood here, but no where beats Ktown. Sometimes, I think Ktown beats Korean food in Korea.
8. Mexican food. Okay, nevermind, I miss Mexican food more than Korean food. There's nothing like it over here. Europeans can't handle the spicy food. Everything here's so bland. I miss Del Sorcho sauce and burritos. MAN, I miss burritos.
9. Forever 21. The "cheap" stores here are expensive. Like Top Shop, H&M, Zara...when you convert to USD, it's so expensive! I really miss the prices.
10. Us Magazine. I get them here sometimes, too, but it's at least a week behind. Also, it's not as relevant in my life anymore since I don't live in Hollywood. I miss reading Us and seeing the hot new club that Tara Reid or Paris Hilton are stumbling out of and then going the next week.
11. The Hollywood sign. My favorite LA landmark...perhaps the only LA landmark, but whatever.
12. My TIVO. I think I miss him most of all. They don't have Tivo in London.
13. George W. Bush. Nah, just kidding.

Yeah, I've noticed. Most of what I miss is food. But really, food in London is really as bad as people say. It's so true that America has WAY too much food. Going to be home real soon. I haven't disconnected my old US cellphone yet so give me a call if you want to eat.