One week after returning home from my 155 days abroad in the endlessly fascinating city of Den Haag, The Netherlands; I am finally moved back into my house and resuming life back in the good ol’ U S of A. Turning the page to another chapter of my life has obviously has come with a mixed bag of emotions. I thought that now would be a good time to come up with a list of both things from the U.S. that I am happy to see again, and a list of things from Den Haag that I already miss.

First off the things from home:

• Obviously seeing my family and friends again
• My (very comfortable) bed
• Not paying for water and toilets
• Driving a car
• Owning a dishwasher
• Being able to call people on the phone
• My dogs
• Actually having hills in this country
• Thunderstorms
• Being able to read signs/ packages at the grocery store
• Chipotle and Skyline

Things I miss from Den Haag

• My bike
• Being able to walk to the grocery store
• Meeting people from all over the world
• Public Transportation
• Easily being able to go to new countries
• Living 20 stories up
• Kapsalon
• Dutch DJs
• City centers
• Seeing things older than 1776
• Sampling international foods
• All of my international friends

Of course these list show only a fraction of the things that I have grown to love and miss about my two homes, but you get the general idea. One great thing that this trip has taught me is appreciation; appreciation for the things that I have here in Kentucky and the  for things I had In Den Haag.

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