The patisserie was close—I could smell it.

Entering with my stroller, I passed the bread counter and was bombarded with cookies! Round cookies, colored cookies, pressed cookies, marzipan-filled cookies—which ones should I bring to a friend’s house?

Being able to notice symptoms in yourself and others is a very useful skill for those living cross-culturally.  The type of life we live adds enormous amounts of stress and can eat away at our sense of identity.