Culture shock

Culture shock is the name given to the state of disorientation that results from exposure to an unfamiliar culture. (Repatriating expats are affected by a varia

Kaira Portillo explains the difference between the two terms and how an open mind and positivity can help us overcome cultural differences.

Good news: JET Program culture shock is just like any culture shock. Bad news: all culture shock is tough. Get a definition to strategize before you depart.

While culture shock is not a brilliant feeling, it is not necessarily an all-bad thing either. I used to be one of those people who completely dismissed culture shock as a possible explanation for my reactions to moving to a new place. I suppose I did not exactly know what the term entailed and the […]

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CULTURE SHOCK: It is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from one's own; it is also the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply transition to another type of life. #podcast find it on Spotify, applepodcast, iheartradio, Amazon Music, pandora, and stitcher

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Image from teachinchina.org Differences between countries are often greater than a simple distinction in language. America, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom are all English-speaking countries but it would only take a few moments for any wanderer to discover the critical cultural differences that lay between these nations. Each country is shaped by their history…