Hi Kristen - I enjoyed your 100th!  I especially liked this thought:

Maybe the more accurate analogy is that I feel like a teenager in a very foreign culture. Set loose with just a rudimentary language phrase book, no map and some spare change.

I know it's supposed to underscore the dazed and confused feeling of doing something new, but I liked the idea that even though navigating this world can be disorienting and even scary, it's an adventure, like traveling.  Thanks for the fresh perspective!

And happy belated 100th!!

Cheers.