Things to look forward to in Atlanta

The last post was about things to do in China, but looking forward as I must, there are so many things that are going to make me happy. Again, not talking about work, but life-wise here is why Atlanta will be awesome to return to:

1. English (Hindi/Marathi) speaking friends/ friends, in general
2. STABLE HIGH SPEED INTERNET :-) (It will be nice to not have to wait 5 minutes, before streaming a 5 minute video on youtube)
3. Not having to use VPN or visit baidu.com
4. Not having to bike in freezing weather conditions
5. Unlimited hot water - Don't have to worry about the monthly hot water supply running out in the middle of the shower ever again.
6. Cheese
7. Desserts (which are actually sweet unlike Chinese red bean desserts)
8. Being able to cook again
9. Buying things with a credit card rather than having to carry wads of cash
10. Ordering food without having to point/gesture/use iphone app dictionary
11. No pollution, being able to see the sun EVERY DAY !!! (minus rainy/cloudy days)
12. People not spitting on the street
13. Being able to understand conversations about me - It won't be "Tanu ...chinese rambling...Tanu...more rambling ...." -esque conversations in lab
14. Going out on weekends/having a life - parties, movies, dinners, potlucks and all that jazz
15. Not having to eat unknown pieces of meat that taste funky
16. A soft bed with normal pillows - Not the extremely firm twin bed with pillows that cause you to have a crick in your neck
17. Shower placed in a tub - no more perpetually wet bathroom floors
18. Deep frying all sorts of things in my *new* deep fryer
19. Shopping in supermarkets based on aisle name rather than going aisle to aisle in search of what I want
20. Smartphone with a data plan that is useful