Ten Things

Now that my first semester of school in Dublin is winding down and I have less than a month before going home for Christmas, I want to revisit a list I made before coming to Ireland. Before coming here, I made a list of 10 things I would miss about Pittsburgh and 10 things I would not miss about Pittsburgh. Let's see if my lists are holding true...

Ten things I will miss about Pittsburgh (in no particular order):

1. the West End Overlook (oh how I miss the Pittsburgh skyline!)
2. the Pittsburgh Penguins (that's just a given)
3. my friends (of course!)
4. Oakland's restaurants (the prices and the selection)
5. Kennywood (sure missed Phantom Fright Nights)
6. Sheetz (oh those late night Sheetz runs...)
7. my family (of course!)
8. my pets (almost more than my friends and family haha!)
9. volunteering (I'm going to have to add 'working' here too)
10. Yuengling (Guinness is good, but it's no Yuengling)

Ten things I will not miss about Pittsburgh (again, in no particular order):

1. lack of public transportation (how true it is! and bless Dublin's bus system!)
2. Oakland housing (I don't miss the quality but I sure miss the monthly rent!)
3. soccer moms (they're here too)
4. SUVs (those are also here but there are not nearly as many, nor are they as gigantic)
5. winter (it did snow in Dublin last night but one inch is hardly a winter)
6. hipsters (they are few and far between here)
7. the Steelers (sorry, I'm just not a football fan)
8. fast food (it is different here, but it's still not very good)
9. rude people (in general, people seem to be more friendly here)
10. laundromats (I finally have my own washer/dryer!)

So, I think my lists have held up over these few months. Although, I will have to add 'cost of living' and 'business hours' to the list of things I miss about Pittsburgh. And, if my lists were in any order, those would probably be numbers 1 and 2!