countdown

Well, we're officially counting down the days until we leave, since it's now December. Nineteen days and counting.

I'm going to keep posts these days short and sweet. Mainly because I'm feeling stressed about everything else. So here's the drill: for the next 19 days, one thing I'll miss and one thing I won't miss. Here goes:

I'll miss riding behind Mr. on the motorbike. It's really free and fun to ride in the open air like that. Sure, we could get a motorcycle some day, but it's scary for two reasons: 1) you drive a LOT faster on good paved roads, and 2) people aren't as used to watching for motorcycles in the US as they are here. Motorbikes make up such a large part of the transportation system here; they still rule the road, in some ways.

I will not miss the traffic. Even though I don't drive, I see it stress Mr. out on a regular basis. The rules of the road are so different here. It all looks like chaos, but there are actually predictable patterns once you get used to it. But it is not like the orderly driving in the US. The rules here are more like suggestions. Also, I will not miss helmet head or struggling to hold onto and balance everything when we have lots of things to transport. Then a motorbike is not so handy.