Wednesday, February 15, 2012

98-146 Grateful Things (From India!)

    98.    Movies on airplanes
    99.    Window seats, even if it is mostly clouds
    100.    Edible airplane food
    101.    Good books (and finally having the desire to read)
    102.    Kindly immigration people
    103.    Being met at the airport by a wonderful, missed, smiling face
    104.    Friends who are the perfect size for hugging       
                  

    105.    Homemade dinners
    106.    Adventures, and people to have them with
    107.    Naps
    108.    Normal toilets, where I can sit down (Amazing what one takes for granted)
    109.    Fresh fruit, small and sweet
    110.    Quiet                                                                                             

    111.    Bookstores. Like coming home.
    112.    Finding an Hercule Poirot I haven't read.
    113.    Getting lucky with your birthday restaurant and having one of the best meals I've ever eaten for only $24!

    114.    Wishes and dreams
    115.    Conversion rates
    116.    Facebook and email, which allow me to share thoughts and pictures nearly instantly with people across the globe
    117.    Spices                                                                                        

    118.    WCC, teaching me to be adventurous

    119.    Friends who think things through
    120.    Friends who make sketchy places okay

    121.    Crossword puzzles
    122.    Drivers. I hate driving in general and having someone else navigate the crazy traffic and treacherous climb up the mountain is wonderful.
    123.    Tea. Particularly with cream and sugar

    124.    Sunshine. Liquid gold.
    125.    Knowing the most common language.
    126.    Being from a country that allows me to travel. I am truly blessed.
    127.    Being from a country that appreciates women.
    128.    Bright colors

    129.    Being lost and then finding your way home
    130.    Warm beds and thick blankets

    131.    Natural beauty                                                                           

    132.    Masala Tea (with breakfast)

    133.    Good boots
    134.    Getting to see Khangchendzonga (the third tallest mountain in the world)

    135.    That I didn't die by eating too much rice
    136.    That I didn't die climbing the streets to Darjeeling

    137.    That I didn't die by being run over by a jeep
    138.    Taking my boots off at the end of a long day
    139.    Haikus - the easiest and possibly most satisfying form of poetry                                         

    140.    Hot water bottles
    141.    Horrific jumping pictures that make me laugh before deleting

    142.    Wireless Internet
    143.    Finding presents that make me think of the person for whom I'm getting them
    144.    The ability to retouch photos, if only a little
    145.    Seeing a Red Panda (among other exotic creatures)

    146.    That Hercule Poirot never disappoints