my family and friends, my cats, oregon wine, burritos, spending in dollars, sprouted wheat bread, new seasons, portland restaurants, food carts, affordable organic food, stumptown coffee, rivers, people on bicycles, bagels, coniferous trees, having a decent income, dinner parties with foodies, laurelhurst park, sel gris, never interacting with teenagers, people with tattoos that aren’t white trash, thrift stores, cupcakes, hearing (insert good band here) in public instead of (insert thumping euro trash electronic music here), progressive attitudes…

this list is a response to the beginning of my fourth month living in a foreign country. i guarantee the equivalent will be formed after four months of living back home…