Eli's Blog and project idea

[bearstar76]

I really related to Eli's blog on culture shock. I remember my first time in the third world and boy was I ever so ethnocentric! He mentions the fact that he didn't speak the language in Mexico and felt disoriented. Well, I was thinking how I do speak Spanish and have fared well in Latin America over the last 4 years, but this Spring, I am off to

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[globestomper]

Heh. Don't feel too bad. I'm only going to ONE asian country and I still can't speak the language. Somehow my mouth just won't move the way I want it to! But maybe the experience will be even more authentic that way? Then you're really using every degree of your creativity and self-preservation skills. That's the part that excites me. I'm sure you'll kick butt. At least you've traveled before and having experienced some of those preliminary feelings, I'm sure you'll find new ways to navigate and stay sane.