Oooooh America. You've done it again.
Reasons to return to the U.S (particularly the South):
1. Dark chocolate, raspberry flavoured m&ms
2. Peanut butter and Jelly flavoured Lattes
3. Free refills
4. Boosted self esteem from 80% of the population being double the weight you are
5. EEEEEAAAGLESSSS
6. Marines
7. Summer!
8. Boiled peanuts
10. Going to a Starbucks in Atlanta, saying your name and being heard as Kalesse (and going along with it coz I'm a proud independent black woman who don' need no man, gurlfraaand!) (really wanting to refer this clip to the lady http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCdmiZyyGjQ )
11. The beautiful housing architecture
12. Cheap everything
13. Having the exotic, 'sexy' accent
14. Deer, squirrels and racoons.
15. Trying to convince your boyfriend that these animals are all really cute and that he shouldn't try to shoot them.
16. Shooting guns.
17. Cheerwine
18. The interstate
19. Seeing awesome movies before their Australian release date
20. Feeling safe in dangerous, black neighbourhoods because you have the figure of a black woman but you're not black.
21. Friendly people
22. Friendly drug addled people telling you not to trust anyone because this is a shady drug neighbour hood, but can they help me with my bags?
23. Realising that Australian chocolate is superior to Hersheys, and as a result, becoming a chocolate goddesss as you shower young children with incredible chocolate delights.
24. Finding an incredible 'boob' dress
25. Realising that the powers of skype and modern day technology can easily and accurately connect people from wherever, whenever.
