Ms. Sally sat on the chair opposite her daughter, Lily, as she watched her sip her cup of tea. Ms. Sally knew that something was wrong when her daughter had not called her for almost two weeks.

She watched as Lily placed her cup of tea on the coffee table beside her, and she stared at a spot in the wall for an entire five minutes. She knew that her daughter was hurting, but she had yet to find out what had torn her apart.

Ms. Sally was aware that her daughter had gone through a culture shock, learning new foods, people, and ways of living, but it seemed as...