Recipes In The Stranger, By Alfred Schuetz

As I embark onto the next four years, hundreds of thoughts swarm my mind. The thoughts include: “will I be liked? Am I good enough? How will it be without my parents?” And so on. I won’t bore you with the details. Although I do not have answers to those questions, one thing is certain. I will be referred to as a stranger. In “The Stranger” by Alfred Schuetz, he writes an articulate piece of writing about joining a group in an unfamiliar environment. Alfred Schuetz mentions a concept called “recipes,” which are tools that help people solve problems in daily life. “Recipes” that I have in my community are given to me from my mom. My mother has always encouraged me to write down the things bothering me in my life. Therefore, if something devastating