Things I Miss:
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Toilet paper
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Tissues
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La Croix/ water that doesn’t taste faintly soapy
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The luxury of speaking my first language
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A warm shower
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Clean air
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Things to look at on the walls
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Air conditioning. Air conditioning. Air conditioning.
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The sound of cicadas at dusk
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Having responsibilities (this will soon change)
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A fridge full of food
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Betty Rae’s ice cream
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Driving my car
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Not having to lock up everything I own
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Squirrels (even the ones who freeze in the
street)
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Hand soap! (working on this one)
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Not being stared at everywhere I go
Things I Don’t Miss:
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Social media
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Feeling stressed all the time
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Constantly worrying about my body
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Shaving
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Doing my hair
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Being ashamed of my occasional acne
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Having too many things
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Being on my phone all the time/feeling as if my
phone was an extension of myself
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Never taking time for myself to relax and see
things introspectively
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Not being conscious of the trash I create
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The constant labeling, categorizing and grouping
that I did to myself
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Not recognizing my implicit bias enough
To be continued…