I know this one. It's been published 2-5 Kerth seasons ago. /goes and opens fanfic database/ http://www.lcfanfic.com/ficdatabase.html

It's Hard To Be An Alien Living On Earth
By Richard Frantz Jr.
http://www.lcfanfic.com/stories/2008/itshard.txt

/is proud actually have pinpointed the author before the search, even if the exact name was elusive/

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