culture shock

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  • Amanda in Spain
  • 26-Aug-2019
Homecoming

“The next stop is Fifty-Seventh Street.” I sit in a daze watching people get on and off a crowded subwayRead More ⇾

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  • Ricardo in Brazil
  • 05-Feb-2019
Back in the Homeland: Both of Us Different?

“Ta…” I responded to my sister when she told me we would go grab lunch. The word is a responseRead More ⇾

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  • Chance in Japan
  • 02-Feb-2019
343 Days Later: The Return to the U.S.

The year I spent in Japan was one of, if not the best, year of my life. I learned andRead More ⇾

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  • Raymond Ma
  • 16-Nov-2015
The Blur of City Life: Rebuilding My Past, Present, and Future

I landed in Australia on the 21st of August. Today is the 11th of November, nearly three months after myRead More ⇾

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  • garrettnongalere
  • 08-Aug-2015
Friends Taking the Shock Out of Culture

My first couple of weeks trying to manage what I will call my new and transformational “Chinese life” definitely presentedRead More ⇾

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  • Zachary in Turkey
  • 26-Jun-2015
That Time I Couldn’t Speak My Own Language

The first time I think I really experienced culture shock was when I got to the Istanbul Atatürk Airport passport control.Read More ⇾

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  • Doug in Thailand
  • 21-Jun-2015
A Land of Culture Shock

To most, Southeast Asia could be considered the land of culture shock. There is no place more different in cultureRead More ⇾

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  • Charlotte in Jordan
  • 18-Jun-2015
Pushing Your Limits: The Value of Study Abroad

Here's a graph about culture shock, which should seem familiar since it pops up on this blog a lot.  Read More ⇾

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  • Lily in the United Kingdom
  • 15-May-2015
The Stages of Culture Shock

As an American studying abroad in England, before I arrived in this country, I did not expect that I wouldRead More ⇾

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  • Zachary in Turkey
  • 05-May-2015
Warning: Cliché Up Ahead

This look out point is a fantastic five-minute walk from my apartment. The bridge in this picture is one ofRead More ⇾

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  • Joshua in Senegal
  • 24-Apr-2015
Traveling is SHOCKING!

Jumping head first into a cold swimming pool is never at the top of a list of things I wantRead More ⇾

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  • Kassie in Ecuador
  • 15-Apr-2015
Culture Shock is a Real Thing

I've heard talk about culture shock many times in the past. I don't think I ever understood why it happened,Read More ⇾