Bug List

1. The way people drive in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (my hometown). Roads are not that big and we don't have big high ways, people driving slowly drive on the left lane of the road rather than on the right side, this is very irritating because some people go slow on the right lane and many other drive slow on the left lane. So, when you are in a hurry you have to zig zag your way through the road, and this is not allowed.
-This happens because most people in my home country don't even take the driving test for the license. They just pay to get over with the exam and just show up for the picture and printing of their drivers license. Corruption is huge in Bolivia, we are a third world country that is still in development.

2. Public transportation in my home country is privately owned!! This is crazy and makes for driving in Bolivia a nightmare, there are a plethora of buses at the same time in every street this drives me crazy! Bus drivers are employees of private owners of the bus which by the "line" which is the right to drive a bus with a certain number that goes through a certain route from different unions who already own the lines. Bus owners charge whatever price they want and work the hours that they want, there is no regulation.
- This is the way transportation has always worked in my country probably at some point public transportation was regulated by the government but it seems like a not very intelligent politician decided to sell the rights of public transportation, now there is no type of price regulation or dividing he times at which each bus passes through each stop. But no, that is not the case, bus drivers are out at the hours that they want and you encounter many of them at once which makes for horrible traffic at all times.

3. It bugs me when I open a door for someone and they don't say thank you.
- This is probably because some people weren't taught manners.

4. It bugs me how the internet in Bolivia is so slow!!
- My home country is landlocked in South America and we are also a third world country so this says a lot about the type of technology we get down here.

5. I am in Gainesville for the spring and fall terms, so when I'm there I hate having to go to far to throw out the garbage.
- The dumpster is seriously way too far from my apartment.

6. When my roommate goes out at 6 am every morning and makes a ton of noise, he always wakes me up.
- He is not much of a friend to me, he always keeps to himself and is locked away in his room. So its feels kind of awkward complaining to him, so I don't say anything.

7. When my roommate leaves all his utensils in the washing machine, I always have to make space for my utensils.
-He hand washes them and then leaves them in the washing machine to dry because we don't have a drying rack for the dishes. On the other hand, he could do what I do which is hand wash them let them in the washing machine to dry and them stow the utensils away in the cabinets, theres never space for my stuff to dry!

8. When one of my closest friends tells me the same stories over and over again, it drives me crazy hearing the same stuff more the twice!
- I guess his memory sucks, even if I tell him he already told me that he stops talking about that only to talk about the same thing the next day.

9. My girlfriend goes to school in a different country so I don't get to see her as often as I would like.
-She got accepted somewhere else so I guess we both have to deal with it.

10. Using cabs while I am down in Bolivia because drivers charge whatever amount they want! No regulation!!
-Cabs in my home country don't have taximeters so they charge whatever fare they want, there is absolutely no regulation. Furthermore, anyone who wants can strap a taxi sign to their car and work as a taxi driver!!

11. The fact that it takes too much time and too much dedication to get a 6 pack and big and defined arms, chests, and back.
- Going to the gym and having a great body requires way too much dedication, I hate not being able to eat pizzas and hamburgers while I'm on the process of being fit.

12. Having a maid in the US is way to expensive, down in my home country everyone has a maid. I guess I'm not used to cooking every meal every day and having to wash dishes and clothes regularly.
-This happens because minimum wage in America is much higher than in Bolivia. Bolivia is still a developing economy and people work for much lower amounts of money.

13. When my mom shares random stuff on Facebook that absolutely make no sense
-She is clearly not a social media expert

14. When my mom asks me to "teach her" how to use her iPhone
-Its the most user friendly phone ever! if you can read the language your're good!

15.  The battery on my phone dying in the middle of the day
- I don't own one of those juice packs that charge your phone on the go

16. The fact that I am an international student and at times I don't see my family for a year, miss the little ones in the family like crazy!
- In order to get a better education I decided to study abroad, I hope the sacrifice will be worth it!

17. Using crocs without socks, dirt gets in between my feet and I hate that feeling
- Sometimes I don't have a clean pair of socks

18. Finally making up my mind on what I want to eat, get to the restaurant and get food that is not as good as always
- This happens to me all the time, I guess most places don't use the same ingredients all the time or their standards change

19. My mom having a smartphone and writing to me every minute of every day
-Guess she misses me much more than I miss her when I'm away at school

20. Hate the fact that there is no more free parking close to the Saint Augustine Catholic church on W University Ave and 17th st. I have to park really far away every Sunday.
- I guess someone bought the lot that was used as parking and decided to build something new there.

Reflection:
At first it was kind of hard deciding on 20 things that really bug me, but since I currently am in my home country and have been here for the past week and a half now I remembered how much I hate how people behave in my here and it all came naturally.