#cultureshock

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  • Coryl in Ghana
  • 10-Feb-2017
Different is Not Bad

My name is Coryl Jackson, and for the next four months I will be studying abroad in Ghana. Follow my blogRead More ⇾

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  • Nhi in Belgium
  • 17-Oct-2016
The Highest Highs and the Lowest Lows

Hello again! Since my last post, classes have started and I have been getting more acquainted with the city ofRead More ⇾

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  • Michelle in India
  • 10-Oct-2016
Where is My Space?

I no longer feel the everyday high. Ups and downs are constant. One day I feel ecstatic being in theRead More ⇾

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  • Robert in Argentina
  • 01-Jul-2016
The Return

It feels like planets have lined up in order for my graduation day to come. At this point, I feelRead More ⇾

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  • Stephanie in Japan
  • 09-May-2016
Culture Shock

You hear a lot about culture shock when preparing to go abroad. Ranging from a short trip to a permanent move,Read More ⇾

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  • Alexandria in Costa Rica
  • 15-Apr-2016
Finding Inner Strength to Combat Culture Shock

Hola! Culture shock is the really yucky part of the cultural immersion experience that happens to most people at someRead More ⇾

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  • Natalie Jane
  • 07-Mar-2016
Do as the Chileans Do

Hola, me llama es Natalie. I am spending this semester "studying" abroad in Valparaiso/Vina del Mar, Chile. I've placed thoseRead More ⇾

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  • Arleen
  • 22-Jan-2016
Greetings from Bangkok!

My name is Arleen Rodriguez-Declet and I’m currently participating in the Thai Studies Program at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand.Read More ⇾

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  • Christina in Paris
  • 12-Oct-2015
Bonjour Paris!

Hi everyone! My name is Christina and I'm from Chicago, Illinois. I'm a junior at Columbia College Chicago, majoring in CinemaRead More ⇾

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  • Joshua in Senegal
  • 12-Jan-2015
Ba Beenen Yoon! (“Until next time” in Wolof)

Life back in America! I can't believe I'm home already. The last four months flew by and were filled withRead More ⇾

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  • Tarrajna in China
  • 08-Jan-2015
“Setting Foot on One’s Own Country as a Foreign Land”

Nearly every day of my semester abroad my colleagues and I would long for something we missed about the States,Read More ⇾