Rod type rolling pins (left) are popular in Eastern Asia and France while roller type pins (right) are more popular in the rest of Western Europe and the U.S.A. [Wikipedia]
Gwen had difficulty adjusting to a strange new culture when she began her semester abroad in eastern Europe. Pictured to the right is a very personal lesson she learned about cultural gender roles from the father of her host family.
I was sure that my days of being bullied were over once the new kid from Europe started coming to class. Little did I know that he was the biggest bully of all.