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Random List of Things

As the trip nears its end and our impending return to the US comes closer, we thought we should jot down a few lists of different thoughts on our trip.

Things We Miss

Heidi: 

  • Wedding Rings

  • Kenneth Cole Boots

  • Family

  • Rollerblading

  • Dinner with friends

Jon:

  • Daily routine

  • Running in the park

  • Real bagels with choices of cream cheese

  • Micro brew beers

  • NY Road Runner Club

Both Of Us:

  • Movies (we're one year behind)

  • Living out of drawers and closets

  • The gym

  • Fluffy towels

  • 150 channels and nothing on TV

  • CD collection

  • Blockbuster video

  • Mobile phones

  • Accessibility of fantastic dining

Expected Surprises When We Get Home:
  • Things we won't need anymore when we unpack
  • How much a NY bagel costs
  • Small kitchen and an inability to cook in it
  • The number of pubs we can go to in a square block radius
  • Our lack of motivation to work
  • Eating late
  • Planning ahead
  • The gaping hole in the NYC skyline

 
Milestones of the Trip:

Favorite Place

Tibet

Least Favorite Place

Cairo

Things We Learned to do

Cook Thai food

Teach scuba diving

Make dumplings

Play Mah Jong

Drive a cylco

How Things are Made

Carpets

Silk

Cut stones

Chinese noodles

Surf Boards

Things That We'll Miss

Bargaining for the price of anything and everything (rent, clothing, food, tours, etc)

 

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