A friend asked in an email what we miss the most now that we've been here a while. I suppose that in time we may miss things like Costco pizza (the pizza here is great, but not quite a match for Costco :) - or maybe American-style Mexican food.... Time will tell. Right now, though, we're missing some basic conveniences that simply did not fit into our four pieces of checked luggage and four carry-ons...
Things we wish we had been able to bring with us:
A hammer, nails, screwdriver, and screws
Gardening tools
Rototiller
Pillows --- LOTS of pillows
Pressure cooker
A toaster oven --- any kind of oven, for that matter
Auxiliary speakers for the computers/Ipod
More music
More videos
Lamps
More plastic containers to hold stored foods, leftovers, and "stuff"
A bigger blanket
A large cooking pot
A comfortable sofa
A clothes washer
More sheets
Clearly some of these are on our priority shopping list. Still, forking over money for things we already own (some in duplicate & triplicate) -- and will be shipping here in a few short months -- is a hard pill to swallow.
This much is certain... We wouldn't mind having a Home Depot or Lowes right down the street. And a 99ȼ Store wouldn't be bad either!
