As the semester is slowly winding down, for abroad students, it's almost time to return home. This means that those who have been studying abroad for this semester have been away from their home country for over three months. Three months is a long time to go without some of your favorite things and nothing makes you want them more than the stress of finals.

1. American Coffee

Cappuccinos are fine for a while, but I will stab myself in the foot in exchange for a caramel cold brew from Dunkin and happily limp away.

2. DOGS

To be fair, there are many dogs in Europe, but they aren't my dogs and it's not appropriate to freak out and attack a stranger's dog with love on the street.

3. Back Home Ballers

Whether it's your family, friends, or just the familiar faces you see on campus, it's hard not to have the comfort of familiar people with you.

4. American Garbage

This includes things like: Cheetos, reality TV, massive quantities of soda, REAL McDonalds, and crappy college bars.

5. Fully Functioning Laundry Machines

I haven't used a dryer since August. None of my clothes actually fit me anymore; it looks like I just had a dramatic weight loss (which is certainly not true). I long for the sweet comforts of in-home washers in and dryers.

6. Phone Freedom

If anyone says that they actually understand how their international phone carrier works, they are lying and you should not trust them. My service stopped working about five days ago and I plan on just riding it out until I go home because I don't want to go to the world's worst possible version of a cell phone store.

7. A Thousand Years of Sleep

While abroad, your weeks are spent doing school work and normal life things and your weekends are spent traveling. And, because you're broke as hell, traveling means staying in a hostel and sleeping on a bus. I probably won't be conscious for the first 48 hours I spend in America.