A Few Things We Look Forward to Back in the USA

Seeing our families
Turning on a hot water tap and getting hot water
Taking a hot bath
Getting on a scale showing pounds rather than kilos or stones
Reading a newspaper in English
Visiting a good bookstore and seeing what's new
Being served ice water with meals
Eating frozen yogurt
Making long-distance phone calls (see photo for what we once found in Africa when trying to make a call from a nice hotel)
Sleeping in a bed rather than on the ground
Going to McDonald's (Dennis' idea, not mine)
Getting free refills on coffee and tea
Being served butter and jam with bread
Cooking in a kitchen
Having public toilets easily accessible and free
Having dollars in our wallets
Having someone in a store say, "Can I help you find anything?"