5 things for the 5th

 

1. You know how I always talk about Americans being sloppy and Europeans finding it repulsive (see here and here for more info)? Well, yesterday, I was walking home from the gym and a homeless man said to me (in English), "Nice pajamas....ha!". Please bear in mind that I was wearing black leggings-ish running pants, Nike running shoes and a pink fleece. And that was not fancy enough for a homeless man. Oh my dear goodness.  (I should have known I would stand out.   Here,  no one leaves my gym before changing back into their “normal” clothes...)

2. I cannot stop watching this video. And I'm not even embarrassed to admit it.

3. When I say something funny while teaching, it takes my students a good 30 seconds to process the information before they laugh. I totally get this, as I always experienced my own 30 second delay each time my (former) landlady yelled at me; I never really got truly offended until she walked away and I realized what she'd just said.

4. When I told my students # 1 today, they laughed.....30 seconds after I had finished talking.

5. People often ask me, "What do you miss about America?". Sometimes it's my family, sometimes it’s Oklahoma sunsets, sometimes it's air conditioning (although it's still too cold here to miss that right now), sometimes it's ice, sometimes it's free refills, sometimes it’s my wardrobe (could only bring 1/4 of it over here due to practicality issues)....but lately? I miss the house on Gray St.  I miss the way it smelled, I miss sharing a bedroom with my roommate, I miss the teeny-tiny yellow bathroom, I miss the way all of our friends seemed to flock there after class, I miss the kitchen (seen below).  I think my thoughts have been spinning themselves into a little web of nostalgia ever since Kaitlyn got married without me (the nerve).

 

{I also notice a Sonic cup in the background....so yeah, I also miss lemonberry Sonic slushes.}