Things We'll Miss, Things We Won't Miss, Things We're Really Excited For Back Home

Things We'll Miss
Living in the same city as all our wonderful friends (Korean and other waygooks)
Salary and contract benefits allowing us to have money to save
Free housing
Traveling around Asia
Inexpensive public transportation
Comfortable intercity buses
Cheap food
Cheap utilities
The cost of living being low in general
Korean snacks at convenience stores (kimbap triangles, caramel/maple puffs, ice cream bars, peppero, choco pies, etc.)
Korean food (kimbap, kimchi jjim, jjim dak, dak galbi, BBQ, etc.)
Board game cafe
Taekwondo with Master Hwang, Jo, and everyone else that made the gym such a fun place!
Fake legos
The beautiful mountain scenery
Funny English clothing and stationary
Bingsu
My funny students and excellent coworkers
Inexpensive health care and medicines (at least the ones we have needed)
Reserved, comfortable seats in really clean movie theaters
Cheap movie tickets and concessions (caramel popcorn)
Unlimited data phone plans
Free delivery food and the yogiyo app
No tipping
Traditional markets with interesting, cheap foods (hotteok, jeon, etc.)
The keypad and code that lets me into my apartment
Having lost items return to you because people are honest and theft is low
Safety and security
The fact that my pale skin is considered very beautiful


Things We Won't Miss
The air conditioners or heat not being turned on at school when you need it
Korean education system (though all countries have their problems in this department)
Korean drivers and driving laws (parking on the streets, speeding, running lights)
Being a pedestrian (dodging motorcycles and deliverymen)
Taking the bus (drivers taking off right as you get on before you even hold on to anything, making you sick because they drive really fast and immediately put on the breaks)
Constantly being noticed (being referred to as a "waygook" in a very overt manner, people wanting to take pictures with and of me)
The tomato sauce on Italian food
Not being able to eat good foreign food in Daegu most of the time
Holidays away from home
Living on poop street and randomly getting whiffs of bad smells
Walking past vomit on the sidewalk on Monday (or any) mornings
Not flushing toilet paper
Summer allergies
The zoos
People not paying attention when they walk on the sidewalks (hello!? Someone is behind you, don't just stop walking.)-- it seems worse here than it was at home
Avoiding spit on the sidewalks because spitting is more common here
Not fitting into most of the clothing nicely ("free size" or one size fits all is a total lie!)
Principals and being completely at their mercy


Things We're Really Excited For Back Home
My family
My dogs
Getting married
Anna's Taquerie
Mark and Mary's cooking
Mom's baked apple pancake
Italian food with Grandma's sauce
Brunch at a real diner
Boston
A bathroom with a shower stall
A kitchen with counter space
A bigger bed
Driving
The variety of restaurants
Shopping for clothing that will fit me
Affordable and delicious CHEESE and ice cream
Sandwiches and deli meats
Holidays at home, especially Christmas
Trader Joe's
People giving you space and apologizing for bumping you
Easy communication