I began volunteering with international students as an undergraduate, and developed friendships with students from around the globe. I was fortunate to be able to travel and to visit in homes in several countries, which has given me an insight into the cultural background of many of my students. Eventually, I managed to travel to 59 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America. I also have relative fluency in eight languages (in some of which I am more fluent than ...