Individual Reflection We are now two weeks into our cross-cultural, and one thing I personally miss from home is the abundance of cold drinks. In the US, it is common for nearly all households, stores, and cafes to have and/or serve a variety of cold drinks such as water, milk, soda, etc. However, I have observed that although not impossible, it is a little harder to access these types of drinks. More common are warm milks and coffees or lukewarm sodas and waters. This has been a minor hurdle, but a hurdle nonetheless, for me because I had been so used to quickly grabbing or buying a nice cold drink wherever I happen to be in the states whereas here I must either search for something cold or adapt to the culture and embrace and try
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