Culture Shock... or Poke Really

People asked how it’s like being back in the US and my initial response was “it just feels like I was on a long vacation.” However, as time passed, I gained appreciation for some things …

1. People’s EYELIDS – they are so big here! Maybe I should get the surgery!
2. My 730sq ft 1br apartment – my bed isn’t in my entry way (like in Flag) and my bathroom isn’t also my shower (like in Korea)
3. Space in General – sitting on couches, not floors, sleeping in a separate room than your living room, not dealing w/ traffic everywhere
4. Fresh Air – the first couple times I ran here, my lungs hurt. I think the clean air was trying to sieve its way through the smog in my lungs.
5. Being able to speak at a 27 year old English Level. I went to McDonalds during my layover in Chicago and it took me a minute to realize I could just say what I wanted verses being really short and pointing to the menu

When I was 12, I was in SHOCK. When I went back when I was 20, it was a JAB. Now, I feel like it was just a POKE.