Describe the culture you immersed yourself in. Why did you decide to engage with this new culture?

Global Culture Discussion

250 to 350 words without plagiarism

All of us have dealt with culture shock in one form or another, be it spending time in a new country or culture, getting to know the corporate culture of a new job, going to college or graduate school, or at other times in our lives. Take a moment and consider a time when you experienced one of the above situations (or something like it) and answer the following questions:

(1) Describe the culture you immersed yourself in. Why did you decide to engage with this new culture?

(2) What were your first experiences in the new culture like?

(3) After a time, did you begin to experience symptoms of culture shock?

(4) What did you do (or what are you doing) to help yourself overcome the culture shock?