There are just some things in the race you get way to excited for. I have taken the accessibility of these things for granted for in the States. Here’s a list of a few! 

  • Reese’s 
  • when you learn you can flush toilet paper!
  • WiFi at your host
  • showers at the airport
  • Dairy Queen, McDonald’s, Subway, Taco Bell…
  • Hot showers
  • a meal without rice
  • stick deo
  • atms with air con
  • 24 hour layover in the states
  • western toilets
  • toilet paper in the bathroom
  • good coffee that’s not Nescafé
  • Starbucks
  • a fan
  • temperatures lower than 90 degrees
  • finding good pens in country
  • ice cream
  • seeing a Walmart in Guatemala
  • kids performing a dance to the Greatest Showman
  • fresh warm muffins and donuts 
  • cold water to drink
  • an oven
  • not being squished in a vehicle
  • a bed
  • hot chocolate
  • napkins and paper towel
  • finding clothes for $1 
  • broken English
  • puppies
  • a swimming pool at or near your host

For those that know me best, I definitely do not get excited for coffee or Starbucks, but my squadmates do!