The first time I interacted with a completely different person was in school. She came from Thailand and moved to Canada five years ago. The experience made me feel like Tara, not entirely in my place as I was not used to interacting with people from different cultures. Over the years, she became one of my good friends. As I am still close to her, I learn many things from her culture every day. Indeed, she has a specific language (Thaï language), a different religion, and distinctive traditions. She still has family in Thailand, and we plan to go there together one day, so I can't wait to…