The End is Near. . .

Things we'll miss about Spain
-Flexible schedule (aka wake up at 1pm, being tardy, gym whenever, etc)
-No deadlines (sort of. . . end of the semester?)
-Meals, laundry, cleaning the house. . . done!
-Having tv in Spanish (certainly not the Spanish tv channels)
-Walking ability to any destination
-Spanglish!!
-Mountains and beaches easily accessible/viewable
-Food (some of it, tortilla espanola, cafe con leche, mariscos--seafood)
-And of course, all of our new friends


Estamos hartas de . . .(We're fed up with!)
-The Spaniard 'stare down'
-Rudeness
-Lazy, self-absorbed host siblings/Spaniards in general
-SMOKING!
-Higher costs/No big department stores
-Food-- pork, beans, potatoes
-Living with a family
-Computer labs/printing
-Phones (cards and mobiles. . . )
-Difficult home communication in general
-Importance of drinking

Things we're looking forward to:
-Without a doubt, the unanimously voted, most important thing:
SEEING THE PEOPLE WE LOVE
-Our own bed/house
-CAR! (no more public transportation!)
-Clothes dryer
-Having people over to watch a movie, cook, whatever
-FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! You name it, we want it: cookies, restaurants in general, cook outs (hamburgers--real ones!, hotdogs, smores), Cold Stone, gallon size ice cream containers, milkshakes, Mexican food, Chinese food, all pizza places (Great Plains! Papa John's!) corn on the cob, boneless-skinless-chicken breast, mom's lasagna and spaghetti with garlic bread, Panera soup, baking and cooking our own stuff!