P. I. (Post-India)...

THINGS I WILL NEVER AGAIN TAKE FOR GRANTED:

1. Walking into a dark room, flicking on the light, and seeing absolutely zero cockroaches
2. Hot showers
3. Streets where a majority of the cars drive in actual lanes in the correct direction
4. Cow-free roads
5. Being able to communicate with everybody all the time with no language barrier
6. AC
7. Windows with screens on them
8. Falling asleep with no fear of anything crawling on me in the night
9. Clean water, with no risk of typhoid or hepatitis
10. Good live music at church and elsewhere
11. Non-instant coffee

THINGS I MISS ANYWAY:

1. Chai
2. Vigorous (and cacophonous) Hindi worship songs
3. The thrill and challenge of crossing the language barrier with poor-quality Bengali phrases
4. Taking a tepid shower on a sweltering afternoon
5. Seeing the foothills of the Himalayas every day
6. Tailor-made, cheap clothing
7. The lively open market
8. Sharing Jesus with people who never heard of Him before
9. Finding new adventures and every day doing something I never thought I could
10. Being called "madam" by strangers, "didi" by younger friends, and "sister" at church
11. Early morning prayer walks in the tea gardens