4/7 done

My semester in Spain is more than halfway over: I only have six weeks left (of 14). Part of me can't believe I've already spend 8 weeks here in Madrid; the other can't wait to get back to the States. In honor of this

Things I miss from the US:

• Food related things: making my own meals, real salad dressing, ketchup
• Burt's Bees chapstick. Mine ran out two weeks ago and I miss it a lot.
  
• My hair straightener. I've been going natural the entire semester. Not even a hair dryer.
  
• Driving - nothing new, since I miss driving while I'm in Boston, too.
• Going to ten different stores for things/not being sure where to go to get what - can I buy my toothpaste in the supermarket? Should I go to a chino (a convenience store type thing)? Or perhaps the pharmacy? There is no such thing as a CVS here in which I can buy almost everything I need in one stop.
  

Things I never want to have to leave:

• Madrid's fantastic Metro. The T will never be the same
• Cervezas claras: Beer and lemonade, basically. Favorite drink ever.
  
• Spanish TV: I've gotten a teensy bit addicted to some Spanish shows, like Doctor Mateo and Aquí no hay quien viva. How will I survive not knowing what happens?
• The weather. Its November and temps in the 70s!
  
• Castañas asadas: Cold winter days (haha) are made so much better when you can smell the chestnuts being roasted on the streets. Why can't we import this for the endless Boston winter?