In the same vein as my Top Ten Things I Love about Korea post, I feel compelled to write about the parts of Texas that I adore. See, even though I'm planning to leave this great state, I leave with no bad blood. I consider myself a Texan first and an American second (but don't worry - I'm not one of those who support the idea of Texas becoming it's own country). Anyways, I just want to make a list celebrating the good things about the Lone Star State. But, to be fair, being raised in Texas also means that my memories are tied to my family and hometown. Therefore, my list will be personal to me and won't exactly be a "normal" list. With that said:

• It's freakin huge. Seriously. Second only to Alaska...but Alaska doesn't count.
• It's charming and isolated small towns
• the warm and inviting Texas dialect (텍사스 사투리)
• Southern Hospitality and good ol boy chivalry
• the glory that is Tex-Mex food and how no one can get it right outside of Texas
• it's history and diversity of the people who settled here
• the weather - nine months of summer is not that bad, actually
• the landscape - hills, forests, prairie, plains, desert, and coast line all in one state. take that Rhode Island.
• the shape of the state - it's just nice to look at...what? it is. Wyoming is just a square...
• the amount of pride Texans have about our state

Now, don't get me wrong. I can think of stuff that isn't so great about Texas, but I'm saving that for my Top Ten Things I Hate about... series. Stay tuned!