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Culture Shock

Nov 02, 2006 22:47

First identified in 1958 by anthropologist Kalvero Oberg, culture shock is a long term psychological stress that all human beings experience when they move to a completely new cultural environment. This term expresses the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new cultural environment, and not knowing ( Read more... )

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starwidget1 November 2 2006, 15:45:26 UTC

I like that you're being so honest about your experiences. I'm sure you expected this, but there is no way to prepare for it. And I think you're viewing it realistically - it's a temporary condition, one that you are working on correcting - but it's also something you can't help ( ... )

One more thing... starwidget1 November 2 2006, 15:59:48 UTC

I know somebody, Moselle, who started teaching in Japan a year ago? Two...? I have no memory, but she has journalled about it. Her LJ account is moselle - maybe you could read through hers... it might help?