Lists Revisited

Before we came, we compiled a post of what we'd miss of Penang and what we were looking forward to in Canada.

Now we've been here over a month, this is what our lists look like:

What we miss of Penang:

1. Visits to the beach
2. Multilingual, multi-ethnic environment
3. Hot weather
4. Fruit
5. Consistent sunshine
6. Cheap yummy street food
7. Roti
8. Chicken rice
9. Biking as our transport
10. Uncomplicated dressing - it's always hot!
11. Tropical insect and bird calls
12. daily runs
13. Swimming
14. Train travel
15. Chinese school
16. Cheap airfares
17. Our friends
18. Chinese church
19. Needing tile floors to keep you cool
20. Home

What we're enjoying in Canada:

1. Baths
2. Sharing life with grandparents and other family
3. nature walks
4. Fall: colors, smells, crisp air with blue skies
5. Backyard bird feeders
6. Bunk beds
7. More time to do things
8. Free babysitting from family
9. Always clean air
10. Wide open wild spaces
11. "Real" school (Jasmin)
12. Participating in our home churches
13. Community activities
14. Quiet
15. Star gazing
16. Better quality assurance on purchases
17. Cheerios
18. Imma's cooking
19. Real milk and affordable dairy
20. Home

We weren't that far off in our lists...