The Moment Everything Changed in Re-entry (spoiler alert: it had nothing to do with reverse culture shock)

The Moment Everything Changed in Re-entry (spoiler alert: it had nothing to do with reverse culture shock)

A few days into my first re-entry after living abroad for a year, I happily joined my parents and brother for a family dinner. While growing up, we each sat in one particular spot at the dinner table, and at that first post-abroad family dinner I quickly noticed that my younger brother was sitting in…