As Christmas approaches, and family is far away, it's easy to think about what I miss. Let me just say that cold weather and snow
do not make the list.
It's also been a hard week plus adjusting back to Oman. Jet lag kicked my tail, and in some ways, my adjustment time here was reset. It's been a long, emotional time where I wasn't sure I wanted to be here. I'm getting better now, but my mind went to a dark place while coping with sleep deprivation. Let's add that I'm also dealing with the expat reality of friends moving away. I didn't want to deal with this already.
Let's just start with the obvious friends and family. I obviously miss my family and dear friends. New friends just grow your circle not replace it. So let's dig into slightly funnier or unexpected things I miss. These are in no particular order.
- Ease of communication. There are many people I cannot text at all. Facebook Messenger is okay but glitchy. Many people in the US don't have WhatsApp. I can make calls to people, but they can't call me.
- Chick-fil-A (There is a mall here with a logo that resembles the C of Chick-fil-A. I can't see it without thinking about Chick-fil-A.)
- Whataburger
- No homework for the boys
- Taco Bueno
- Braum's
- Public libraries (though I do utilize our old library's online resources still)
- Wearing shorts outside
- Amazon Prime
- Mail
- My Mazda CX-5
- Daylight Savings Time (when it's in effect) (also, I don't miss switching back and forth between them.)
- My gym
- Good Tex-Mex food
- My coworkers and their antics (Below are just the ones I've missed since moving that I could easily find pictures of on FaceBook.)
 |
| A manikin hiding behind a curtain. |
 |
| The payback manikin in another office. |
 |
| A discarded chandelier making an unwanted appearance. |
There is probably more, but 15 seems like a good number to end on. Most of the list is very superficial. Most of the list involves food. Luckily, there's good food here, it's just different.
No comments:
Post a Comment