God Bless the USA

Well, not that 18 solid days of Chinese food served on a lazy susan 3 times daily was a bad thing BUT...
I have now finally gotten in the groove of USA food and the lifestyle of the land of the free:

1. Fried eggs (not scorched like in China) over easy, whole wheat toast with butter, grits, bacon fried crisp (not soggy like China). Real Florida OJ by the gallon. Jelly...assorted kinds. MMMM. Ice tea. With lemon and ice.
2. Coney Island Chili dogs and Chili Burgers. Real chocolate milkshake made to order. Iced tea by the gallon. With ice!!! And lemon.
3. Bourbon whiskey. Yes it is better in USA.
4. Steak. Rare and not scared of it being rare. Fresh grilled veggies. Ice tea with ice.
5. Gatorade
6. Jello
7. Water on ice from the tap
8. Brushing teeth with water from tap
9. Barefoot outside
10. Talking freely about the government, taxes, religion, and anything else
11. Guns. In the truck, on my hip, in the house. Wherever. I have guns and enjoy it.
12. 200+ channels of english speaking tv with no censorship and absolutely no point to half of it.
13. Feet up with bottoms showing to anyone who looks
14. No shirt when it is hot
15. Driving a vehicle anywhere I want to go. With rules on how I need to do that. That everyone else follows for the most part, too.
16. No scooter traffic to speak of
17. Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge
18. Did I mention ice tea with ice cubes?
19. Barbecue grills
20. Swimming pools
21. Dogs. Inedible dogs.
22. Birds, opossums, raccoons, critters in general just running around and you can see them with frequency
23. Facts that you can somewhat believe and rely on
24. Food quality standards
25. Western toilets everywhere you need one. With paper. And soap.
26. Sun-up after 4:30 am
27. Bodies of water that are relatively safe to get in or eat from
28. Clean air acts
29. Air conditioning that you control
30. Laundry soap that works pretty good. Dryer sheets and fabric softener are pretty nice too.
31. Dryers
32. RVs. Didn't see one of those in China.
33. Family
34. Friends
35. The choice to not eat any Chinese food, especially from a lazy susan, for at least a year
36. And no censorship to post to the internet.

I know I forgot a million things, but these are the ones that seemed to fly out first. What an experience, truly the experience of a lifetime filled with so many "this is the best ____ I have done/seen/eaten ever" moments. We really are blessed to have had the opportunity to see so many things, be so exposed to so much, and to have had the chance of a lifetime to do this trip. Further, to have been a part of the WLI is something I would never have dreamt and yet 2 years is gone so fast. I have had one heck of a ride and enjoyed every minute of it. I know everyone in Class 7 feels the same. Thanks, Dr. Carter, Rochelle, and Janice, and everyone else who makes it go. See you all in Innisbrook.