Winding down year two

January first, two thousand and twelve will be the official end of my second full year here and the beginning of my final final five months. However, this is an anniversary that I will be celebrating in Bali. Yay. Anyway, tonight I am presenting a list of things that I have not done for two entire years. For real.

• Driven a car
• Pumped gas
• Used an oven
• Used a dishwasher
• Used a dryer
• Used a sewing machine
• Touched a cow
• Fixed a fence
• Hugged my mother
• Heard only one language for an entire 24 hour period
• Not eaten rice for longer than 48 hours
• Been able to fully understand signs
• Had to worry about open containers, public intox, or being a designated driver
• Tip
• Rake hay
• Swim
• Leave or receive a voice mail
• Fully understand what my boss is asking me to do
• Pierced anything
• Chased cows around a yard
• Really seen the stars
• Known what the lady at the grocery store is asking me
• Carry wood in
• Family reunions
• And some more silly things that I had all mapped out in my head about twelve minutes ago, but that are escaping me at the moment. 

As you can tell, some of them I miss more than others. But I wouldn't trade these past two years for anything. Happy Holiday season guys. Lots of love.