So I got this email from the director of my program, ostensibly about "culture shock" on returning to America. Bitch please, I got all this from Leslie Pitt Abroad before I left. But there was this one part that made me laugh. Can you even imagine why?:

Family and friends may show less interest in your stories and experiences than
you expect. This may make you feel lonely, misunderstood, or unappreciated.

Less interest in my stories? Gasp! You guys are all still interested in my stories, right? I mean, you like to hear me talk about the snow-white pigeon I saw today, or how the sun reflecting off the bust of Franz Kafka in the square the bears his name actually made it look, just for a moment, a little bit like Kafka, or the boys I saw in the same square sitting on the ground drawing fantastic palaces and castles in sketchbooks...right?