Since living in New Zealand, I actually have not experienced as much culture shock as I was expecting. New Zealand is quite similar to the United States and is even Americanized in some ways. For example, New Zealanders watch all the same movies, listen to all the same music, and even wear clothing with American…
Blog Post #2: Life in London!
Since arriving in London almost a month ago, I feel like I have adjusted wonderfully to city life and British culture. To be transparent, I do not think I have faced many cultural confrontations while here. Some of the aspects of London that friends had warned me about, like navigating ‘the tube’, have been easy…
CAPA London Blog Post #2
Overall I have fallen in love with living and working in London. It is truly a global city with a multitude of opportunities to offer to all. However, like every living and working abroad situation, there are moments when I am confronted by cultural differences that make me uncomfortable and pose as difficult to overcome….
Blog Post 2 – Vanessa Martinez
Instances in which I experienced cultural confrontation, were when I was told by several people in France that a friendly, polite smile to someone on the street could be viewed as flirtation and that consent was not as important of a concept in France as it is the U.S. It is not that the people…
Blog 2: UK Cultural Adjustment
The biggest cultural confrontation I have been faced with so far is related to my internship. A couple students and I have found that the language used in the UK is much more general, requiring more intuition on our end related to our work assignments. A funny moment was my boss wanted me…
Blog Prompt #2 – USYD
Due to the cultures being similar in music and language I have not experienced extreme culture shock. Also, American politics is often a topic of discussion. The accent is different than America but overall I have not felt like I am on the other side of the globe. They have different slang words, and the…
Blog #2: Cultural Adjustment
Having been abroad for about six weeks now, several challenges have presented themselves. Overall, adjusting to a new culture, schedule and language has proven to be difficult, but not impossible! I have found that having patience and staying positive makes all the difference when faced with everything a new city and country throws at you….
Blog Post #2 – Mid Semester
I’ve actually been quite surprised that I haven’t experienced as much culture shock as I was expecting to while living in another country. Australia and America are alike in a lot of ways; I think that Australia also being a primarily English speaking country eased the transition quite a bit. Lately however, I am starting…
Blog #2: Cultural Adjustment
It has been about a month and a half now since I have arrived in Germany, and it has been pretty incredible so far. For the most part, I have been adjusting better than I thought I would be living in a different country. However, like most international experiences, I have been hit by cultural…
CYA: Blog #2
Since learning about “The U-Curve of Cultural Adjustment,” I have definitely recognized moments where I have faced Cultural Confrontation during my time so far in Athens, and other areas I have explored in Greece. These experiences have more overall positive in pushing me outside of my comfort zone and experience a different lifestyle than what…