Recent likes of mine

I like the smell of night.
I like Grandma’s homemade tomato sauce.
I like Coca-cola that is made with real sugar and served in glass bottles.
I like that after each day my feet look like they’ve walked places.
I like (love) Uruguayan yarn, it is soft and inexpensive and all kinds of wonderful.
I like baking without the luxury of measuring utensils.
I like relaxing with Jesus.
I like the blessing of never suffering culture shock when living in Spanish-speaking countries.
I like it when Grandma is in her talkative/hyper moods.
I like public transportation.
I like how the laundry lady always takes her time when I desperately need clean clothing. (not)
I like knitting on buses, street corners, in plazas and parks, and wherever I find patch of sunlight.
I like telling stories that make Grandma laugh.
I like sharing headphones with people.
I like having friends from all over the world.
I like that I’m leaving today to travel to the end of the world (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina).
I like kissing on the cheek to greet friends and strangers alike.
I like how a different side of me emerges in each language.
I like not using textbooks for my classes.
I like the challenge of living as cheaply as I can.
I like when God helps me to see the world through his eyes.

"El fin del mundo" (The end of the world)