Differences

I feel like being random today, so here are some of the things that are different in my way of life here compared to back in the states:

-I can´t find my favorite flavors of Orbit gum. Seeing as how I´m an addict, this is kind of a problem. (Okay, I´m being overdramatic. But I´m sorry, Trident just isn´t the same.)
-Every day we eat a really big lunch and a much smaller dinner. I happen to like this style a lot and it seems like it makes more sense in terms of the energy you need and expend during the course of a day.
-On the highways, a lot of times there´s one lane going each way and people pass each other by going quickly into the oncoming traffic lane (obviously when the coast is clear), even when there are double yellows and even on the mountains. Thrilling at times, to say the least. No, but in all seriousness, it seems to work for everyone here. Just something to get used to, for sure.
-A lot more guys here wear cologne, and not just to go out at night but during the day as well. Yummy. :)
-For the most part, the faucets (at least in the sector of the city I´m living and studying in) only dispense cold water. That took a minute to get used to. Also, the showers have pretty weak water pressure. But hey, at least they have hot water. That´s a start. Honestly, I was sort of surprised about these things at first upon my arrival, but it´s funny how quickly you can adjust to the circumstances you´re presented with.
-All of the cars I´ve ridden in so far don´t have seatbelts in the back seats. Interesting...
-I get to look at the mountains every day from my bedroom window. I mean, they´re practically in my room.
-I stick out like a sore thumb here. People don´t necessarily know if I´m from the States, Europe, or somewhere else in South American like Argentina or something, but it´s a different (and valuable) experience to feel like you´re sort of conspicuous.
-I don´t have a cell phone, which has actually been very refreshing. It definitely impedes my ability to communicate often with all of you, as well as the ability to be insanely spontaneous and do things super spur of the moment. However, I´m realizing more and more that not having a celly definitely has its perks, too. It´s certainly a liberating feeling and usually it´s one less thing for me to have to worry about.
-People here often greet each other with a cheek-kiss, even if you´re meeting the person for the first time. One thing that hasn´t been as different as I thought was personal space in interpersonal interactions. I thought people might be all up in my face but it´s felt pretty normal to me so far. I´d say that from what I have seen so far, people are more touchy-feely, but certainly not in an uncomfortable way.

So how´s that for a random collection of thoughts? :)