Fitted Sheets, 3-prong outlets, and other things from home I already miss

Just a quick list of things I jotted down yesterday while walking around town:

I almost forgot how much I LOVE:
- French food in general
- unpasteurized goat cheese
- aisles of yogurt and chocolate at the grocery store (really, itùs unfathomable!)
- open-air markets (fresh and good for you!)
- walking everywhere
- the train system (especially the TGV) (love, love, love!!!)
- the way people dress (so classy!)
- Carte d'Or caramel ice cream (*droooooool*)
- LU cookies (you can buy them in the States, too)
- old Renault cars (so cute and stereotypical)
- the French countryside (so calm)


New things to love:
- wind energy (this area relies primarily on wind energy; it is so efficient! Love it!)
- Palm trees and sunshine
- being close to the beach
- Rousquilles fondantes de Roussillion (like powdered donuts, but much, much better!)


Then again, there are things that I would have rather forgotten. Things that I DON'T love:
- doggie doo on every corner
- porn shops on every corner
- dirty, smelly streets (sometimes I wonder if I'm not in a third-world country!)
- no recycling
- beggars everywhere in the center of town (they are never violent, but can really get in your face)
- Sundays (everything is closed; it's like a ghost town!)
- "me first" attitude (a kindly-looking older gentleman stormed in front of me at the grocery store the other day. I couldn't believe it!)
- everything is expensive (yikes!!)
- anything bureaucratic (and therefore complicated and slow)
- graffiti everywhere
- round pillows (they give me a headache)


New things to hate:
- the alarm system at my school (it woke me up at 7 am this morning)
- foot pain
- weekends at my school (everyone leaves)
- no WiFi in my room (yet)
- having to use a converter
- no kitchen in my room (I would like to be able to cook. *sigh*)


So there is my list of things I love and hate about France. HOPEFULLY, I will be able to upload pictures, at least, so you can see my town. Maybe that will inspire you to come visit me! :)

A très bientot!