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Happy Birthday, America!

Posted on the 04 July 2012 by Danielleabroad @danielleabroad
As much as I'm thrilled for the next international adventure, I already know I'll miss New York and the entirety of the U.S.A., like, a whole lot. I kind of love this perfectly imperfect country, and I am so, so happy and grateful to call it home. 
happy birthday, america! And what better day to appreciate all the reasons why...
  • Real breakfast foods: pancakes, scrambled eggs, NY bagels, etc.
  • The college experience.
  • The right to have an opinion.
  • Four beautiful seasons, in the Northeast at least.
  • Thanksgiving.
  • Non-smoking restaurants, bars, pools.
  • Broadway. Off-broadway, too.
  • Real fudge brownies.
  • The ability to vote.
  • Crisp local apples. And apple pie.
  • Work ethic.
  • The childhood belief that you can be anyone you want to be.
  • Winter sleigh rides and autumn hayrides.
  • American literature, and poetry, and art.
  • Disneyland.
  • Watching the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve.
  • Oreos, now more than ever.
  • Free and unlimited water at bars and restaurants.
  • Independent films.
  • 24-hours anything (and usually everything).
  • Innovators: Nora Ephron, Julias Schmid, Elizabeth Blackwell, Martin Luther King, Jr., Amelia Earhart, Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, etc.
  • Hugs.
  • Road Trip USA.
  • Clean streets and sidewalks.
  • Authentic Mexican food, if you know where to look. 
  • Music of all kinds.
  • T-shirts, blue jeans, flip-flops.
  • City parks with WiFi.
  • Real pizza--outside of Italy, that is.
  • Quality mattresses and water pressure.
  • Fireworks on the Fourth of July.
  • Immigrants, especially the ones who have produced the countless number of multicultural friends and family members I adore.
Wishing you a fun and festive holiday!

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