Okay, the translation is 'done' in the sense that it's all in the computer - all I have to do now is go back and look up the words I didn't know, which are in caps. So I'm taking a quick break. It's a night of lists...

First... Stuff I Still Want To Buy: those earrings from Six, Cool Water perfume, jelly bracelets, good shoes, those photo things, a new bag, and new jeans.

Next...

Big Things I Miss About America:
my family (especially my sister - this is an important year for her and I'm not there)
my car (no explanation needed! ;))
school (a schedule with short classes, a campus that I know, free sports)
the weather (wearing shorts and flip-flops nine months out of the year)

Little Things I Miss About America:
not getting looked at funny when you order or ask for water to drink
the non-smoking laws
microwave dinners
certain brand names, like Playtex and Kraft
seeing the CURRENT seasons of shows like Friends and ER
being able to wear jeans and sneakers every day and not get stared at

Big Things I'm Going to Miss About NL:
***my friends*** (I have more and deeper friendships here than at home, hands down)
public transportation
the awesome food (it tastes REAL... when I went home in January, everything tasted weird)
the challenge of speaking a language other than English every day
the openness and directness of the people - you not only MAY have an (honest) opinion about everything, you SHOULD!

Little Things I'm Going to Miss About NL:
the fashions
Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden
being able to bike everywhere
candles!!! These people are candle-crazy and I love it!
the confidence I get from knowing 'the systems' and speaking the language, esp. next to people who don't
McDonalds fritessaus
occasional snow

I'm sure I'll refer to these later, as I think of more things...