I like your point about politicians; of course, in the US, if you've spent too much time abroad (or good god, if anyone even things you might have been born abr

I like your point about politicians; of course, in the US, if you've spent too much time abroad (or good god, if anyone even things you might have been born abroad), much of the populace will mistrust you because of it. About driving: as of the Rwanda trip, I've now finally driven in all 4 possible combinations of right/left-hand steering wheel and right/left-hand traffic. There's definitely a mental strain, at first; and when I first tried driving on the "wrong" side, it took intense concentration. But by now I've driven vans and moving trucks on the "wrong" side, and it's gotten easy -- which of course alienates me from "regular" people who are often deathly scared of even trying. I'm not someone with driving abilities worth bragging about (and just yesterday almost killed my car because I forgot basic maintenance for too long), or unusually courageous; I've just had experiences that have changed me in this way.