STARS like US, stay INTOUCH with PEOPLE

When you move abroad, or anywhere for that matter, you know you'll miss a few things--family, friends, In N Out burgers, weather...But then there are those things you take for granted and fail to realize have become apart of your everyday life. For me, one of those things are magazines. Remember those trips to the grocery store during rush hour, after a long hard day at work? Rushing through the store, trying to avoid banging into other grocery carts, people, children, vegetables! For me, the only good thing that resulted from that experience (aside from dinner), was waiting in the check-out line to catch up on my weekly "reading." You know, Us, People, Star, and Intouch. I'll be the first to admit, sometimes, I chose the extra long line so I could get through all four (lets be honest, it takes about 2.5 minutes to "read" each magazine!) of those mind-numbing, crap-filled treasures!

So let's take a virtual trip down the grocery store check-out counter and "skim" through the wonderful array of U.S. magazines I miss:

Top 10

10 Things that fascinate me about London:

1. Realistic TV adverts on drunk driving, smoking, sexual health, etc
2. The size of London--huge!
3. The various languages, accents and types of people you HEAR and SEE EVERY single day
4. The public transportation system!
5. No matter what time of day, there are always tourists outside of Buckingham Palace
6. Normal, triangle-shaped samosas with your choice of veggie OR meat filling!
7. 3rd and 4th generation (South) Asians
8. Peoples fixation with the American accent
9. Every office, teacher's/student lounge, and home has an electric tea kettle
10. Green Park--still my #1 spot for twirling and randomly laughing out loud