Tuesday, December 18, 2012

miss vs not miss

as the end is coming near i have thought of things i will miss and not miss about my adventures here...

things i won't miss
door handles breaking
soviet housing
no heating in our apartment
foam mattresses
giving strikes to the children
potatoes for every meal
walking to the school get fed every meal
cleaning our kitchen
doing dished by hand
sketchy bus schedules
akropolis
sooo much free time (i know it sounds weird but its true!)
the frigid cold
our washing machine (YUCK!)
lumpy pillows that cant be re-fluffed
the constant smell of wet cement everywhere in lithuania
words being lost in translation
45 min bus route to church

things i will miss
the girls i lived with
ladies that fed us everyday 
karina's "i love you's"
fresh snow everyday
danielo's hugs and huge smile when he would first get to school & see me
beautiful scenery
traveling often
luiza and sondra
sleeping in until whenever i would like
being invited to our kids houses and playing with them
ignas constantly trying to explain things to me
lukas, patryk and i's inside jokes
eldar's smile whenever we picked him to lead songs
the humidity for my skin/hair's sake 
late night chats with my roommates
the look of excitement on the kids face when we would tell them things about america
grain hazelnut chips
the love in our lithuanian branch at church
saturday soccer games with lukas, patryk, moze, simon & dora
the heartfelt gifts from the kids
hearing the kids sing "you are my sunshine"
early morning boxing


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