What I've learned in a year overseas

(In no particular order)
1. How to bake an apple pie from scratch
2. How to live without a car
3. Belly-dancing
4. How to say "I don't understand" 50 times in one day
5. How to be rude to strange men
6. How to jaywalk on a 4-lane road during rush hour
7. How to have a friendship in another language
8. The care and feeding of cats
9. How to find a business without a phone book
10. How to use a laundry line
11. How to not assume the worst when it looks like people are talking about you
12. How to stand out (and be okay with it)
13. Sterilization procedures for micro-propagation
14. How to teach English as a Foreign Language
15. How to invite myself over to a friend's house or show up uninvited
16. That I don't need as much as I think I do
17. How to record and edit sound
18. More than I thought I ever needed to know about Jackson, MS
19. How to save money wisely
20. How to make a really good cafe mocha without an espresso maker