Raymond "Ray" Anderson does not like his parents. He thinks they are out to ruin him by making him do things that they feel will give him a new outlook on life. But all their plans has just caused Ray to be miserable. Now his parents' new adventure is The New Experience; a program bringing a girl from Japan into his already crazy world. But with the girl comes new emotions and feelings Ray never expected to have. Will this new experience be a blessing or just another inconvenience in Ray's life? Illustration by Sylvia Riley