one of the perks

Living abroad has brought some interesting realizations and one of these would be that we really like the international feeling that comes from living in a small country that is not one's own. We've met people from Great Britain, Scotland, Denmark, Belgium, Russia, France, Japan, China, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Some of our best memories are chatting with people from around the world in a language that is only our mother tongue. It's a strange feeling to realize we really are all connected and the world isn't quite as large as I'd once assumed.

The international aspect is exemplified in many ways, not the least of which is our food at the supermarket. Here's our cereal box: Zimtini's (a whole wheat version of Cinnamon Toast Crunch). There are 13 languages printed on the box, in addition to the attached sticker in Vietnamese. I only recognize about half the languages--German, English, Italian, French, Czech, Russian and Dutch. I think.