My lists

Things I will miss about Ecuador
Boys that know how to dance
1 dollar beers across the street from my college (Pilsener grandes, it is like 2 regular beers)
Soda made with real sugar and in a recycles glass bottle
The Andes, the Galapagos, the Coast (the Canoa surfer boys), and the Rainforest – all amazing places that I will never forget
Hanging out with a bunch of science nerds everyday
$2.50 lunches that include soup, a full plate, juice, and desert
Galapagos sunsets
Bananas prepared every way imaginable
Crazy fruit that I don’t have to feel bad about eating because it is grown locally
Having a maid make me food and clean my room everyday
Guanabana juice
The beach across the street from my campus in the Galapagos
Getting credit for going to amazing places and avoiding the classroom
Public bus that costs a quarter
Homemade soup (esp. cream of asparagus)
Pirated movies - 3 movies for 5 dollars
The picturesque clouds
Hearing the same 10 reggetone songs everyday on the bus, radio, restaurants, bars
Free shots at Chupitos and all the bartenders there
Things I will not miss about Ecuador
Cold showers
Having to drink bottled water all the time
Hangovers in Quito (the elevation makes them so much worse)
Not being able to choose what I eat
Language barrier
Queso fresco (Ecuador’s sad excuse for cheese)
White rice for every lunch and dinner
Fried everything
Worrying about being robbed all the time
Things I cannot wait for in the US
Buy an alcoholic beverage legally
10 year aged cheddar
Learning how to whitewater kayak
Making/choosing my own food
Japanese food
Mexican food
Black beans
Seeing my old friends
Trips to Madison to visit my new friends
Good beer (and beer pong with bad beer)
Having my own apartment without parents and with my wonderful roommates
Coffee
House parties
Having my whole wardrobe