I also know how you feel mary88 I also live in nyc and have a twin sister only thing is I was adopted and she was not. I dont know If you use to go on the msn board when it was up but there use to be 2-3 other people that was adopted I think there should be some kind of list w/ all our info from family life to health and diet to see what are the things we have in common w/ each other. My sister doesnt smell but I do is it the same w/ u.