After being back from Spain for a little bit now, I can safely and confidently say that it was the best era of my life. Being as adaptable as I am, assimilating back into American culture has not been difficult, but there have been a couple little bumps. For starters, the prices of everything. In…
Month: July 2023
Au Revoir Paris
It has been two months since I returned home from Paris. During my last few weeks abroad, I could not wait to get home because it was too hard knowing that my time in France was at a quick end. When I arrived back in January, everything felt full of possibilities: travel, learning a language,…
Studying in New Zealand
In many ways, New Zealand’s culture is similar to the US. People speak English and are very familiar with American pop-culture. However, there are many small differences that add up and need adjusting to, such as understanding some accents and driving on the other side of the road. The biggest difference for me was the…
A Semester in New Zealand
New Zealand and the US share many traits in common as far as general amenities go. There is a lot of overlap between the music, food, and media. However, they have different attitudes toward many things. The most notable difference to me was their attitude toward consumption and waste. New Zealand does not have the…
FINAL BLOG POST
My family is originally from Mexico therefore I have visited Mexico various times. But like every country given that there are different regions, it is most likely that they will each have slight differences whether it be the food, clothing, traditions or weather. For me Oaxaca was a completely new state that I had never…
A Semester of adventure in New Zealand
As someone who has traveled a significant amount in their life, I did not find many aspects of my host culture incredibly hard to adapt to. That being said, the biggest difference between my host culture and my home culture would have to be the education system. The New Zealand education system is heavily exam-focused,…
TEAN at Newcastle, Australia – Post #1
JDRAKE In thinking about which core tenant of US culture I wanted to focus on I landed on an interesting dichotomy. I believe there can be two categories, US culture and American culture. The US culture tends to encapsulate how the world views Urban Americans (upper class) as opposed to middle and lower class Individuals….
Jusqu’à la prochaine fois paris #3 blog
One of the biggest adjustments that I had to make when living in France after a while was to not smile at others. Although it may seem small and silly, I think smiling and making eye contact with those around you in public is a big part of American culture. It isn’t like that in…