Things I'm Going to Miss About America

1. Family and Friends
I kind of like them. I mean, they're okay. Mostly. Okay, I am a huge emotional loser, the kind that cries when she doesn't get to see family/sister/roommate/friends for four months. Waaaahhh


2. Chipotle
I was going to put this first. I know my father would have deemed it highly appropriate and understanding, and my mother would find it highly unamusing. 


3. English
I started following my rowing club on twitter. Then, I realized ALL OF THEIR TWEETS ARE IN DUTCH. From there, I remembered that I actually understand like zero Dutch. The two things I've mastered are "Ik weet het niet" and "Ik begrijp het niet, which mean "I don't know" and "I don't understand," respectively. 


4. Microwaves
My apartment doesn't have one. I am therefore going to starve. 


5. Not riding a bike.
They love this crap in Amsterdam almost as much as my Dad likes it. We've discussed my feelings. 


6. Being the tallest, blondest one in the room. 
I mean, really. 


7. Texting
Texting is a very important part of my relationship with my sister. How will we survive without the daily wisdom we provide each other? Our daily texts are usually like, "MEEHHHHHH" or "UGGHHHHHH" or, "True story I just fell on my face."


8. Michelle Obama
I love Michelle Obama. When I tell Americans this, they roll their eyes but also nod understandably. The Dutch will probably just think I'm a creepy psychopath. 


9. Football
Real life tears sprung to my eyes while we watched a pre-season game this week, because I am basically missing the whole damn season. 


10. Thanksgiving
Apparently the Dutch don't care about this awesome day. They obviously don't like turkey or stuffing. My theory is that they totally celebrated it before, but just got sick of watching the Lions every darn time and actually did something about it.