Thanks: Old and New

Things I'm so obviously thankful for that writing this list is a total cliche:

-Family
-Friends
-Health
-My job

Things I should have been thankful for while living in America:

-Mexican food
-church
-my crappy car (my life undictated by bus/train schedules)
-flip flop weather ALL THE TIME
-flip flops
-washer and dryer
-central heating
-ability to speak the native language fluently
-customer service
-polite people
-empathy
-democracy
-The Thursday Night Line-Up
-frozen yoghurt
-classroom management
-anonymity
-boys who buy girls drinks at bars
-Target
-Any fruit or vegetable I want all year-round
-hugs
-free texts
-reliable electricity and water
-Starbucks
-work ethic
-pro-active attitudes
-teamwork
-Girl Scout cookies
-Oak Glen (Cali Autumn in general)
-free public restrooms
-lines (the "no cutting" rule)
-being busy
-Barnes and Noble

Things I am now thankful for:

-my new friends (volunteers, Bulgarians, etc.)
-a path in life
-the future
-my students
-new-found confidence
-wins and losses
-a new perspective
-countries seen
-countries yet to be seen
-fresh veggies
-homemade deliciousness
-free food

And the most important:

-Learning a valuable lesson and never taking any of these things for granted again.

Happy Thanksgiving!

-Age