Moving from Canada to North Carolina brought many lessons, including making new friends, learning to ask "what kind of meat is this?" before eating, and how to deal with disappointment. But the most important lesson learned was: No matter how far you travel, your "weird" travels with you.This book takes you on a journey with Wendy as she discovers her first steps toward self acceptance, awareness, and understanding.At the same time, she experiences culture shock during her first year living in the South. Everything about this new environment is alien to her, and she feels a little like an alien herself while she tries to adjust, and begins to wonder if she will ever find a place where she "fits in."