It was great to spend five months back in the UK this Spring. Here are some of my favourite things:
1) Seeing the friends and family who live there. I might get in trouble if I didn't put this as number one; but it really does come first for me!
2) Complete strangers understand my accent and vocabulary.
3) Being anonymous when I go out in public.
4) Almost anything I need is within walking distance.
5) Being able to walk to the shops at 10.30pm.
6) I can buy pasta for 30p, baked beans for 25p and crisps for 7p; I even found some 17p toothpaste reduced to 3p!
7) Meat comes with instructions for how long to cook it.
8) I can travel alone to places I've never been to before (yes, I realise this one may sound strange).
9) I can catch a train to almost any place I'd want to go (unfortunately it costs more than 30p though).
10) We live next door to a library.
11) We live opposite a fish and chip shop.
12) Our church has a fantastic children's programme during the service.
13) I don't have to cook from scratch.
14) Hearing my children speaking more like me :-)
15) English villages are beautiful.
16) Clean tap water.
17) It's never too hot or too cold to go outside (though I may have contested this back in March, when I was quickly reminded what 'cold' feels like).
18) Free medical care.
19) Fresh milk.
20) The enthusiastic welcome of friends, family, small groups and churches.
21) The Puzzling Place Museum.
1) Seeing the friends and family who live there. I might get in trouble if I didn't put this as number one; but it really does come first for me!
2) Complete strangers understand my accent and vocabulary.
3) Being anonymous when I go out in public.
4) Almost anything I need is within walking distance.
5) Being able to walk to the shops at 10.30pm.
6) I can buy pasta for 30p, baked beans for 25p and crisps for 7p; I even found some 17p toothpaste reduced to 3p!
7) Meat comes with instructions for how long to cook it.
8) I can travel alone to places I've never been to before (yes, I realise this one may sound strange).
9) I can catch a train to almost any place I'd want to go (unfortunately it costs more than 30p though).
10) We live next door to a library.
11) We live opposite a fish and chip shop.
12) Our church has a fantastic children's programme during the service.
13) I don't have to cook from scratch.
14) Hearing my children speaking more like me :-)
15) English villages are beautiful.
16) Clean tap water.
17) It's never too hot or too cold to go outside (though I may have contested this back in March, when I was quickly reminded what 'cold' feels like).
18) Free medical care.
19) Fresh milk.
20) The enthusiastic welcome of friends, family, small groups and churches.
21) The Puzzling Place Museum.
