These days I am at the second stage-horror stage.During the first three months, everything was curious and wonderful for me.
After that, I suffered from another culture shock such as irritable, disinterested or depressed. Because it was very difficult for me to get my driver license.
The differences between the new and the native cultures becomes more apparent. There is so much I do not understand about my new surroundings. Sometimes I am frustrated because I can't communicate and am bombarded with unfamiliar surroundings, unreadable social signals and an unrelenting barrage of new sounds.
Maybe, newcomers including me in this stage of culture shock need much more time and patience.
Fortunately, I got a social security number after the lapse of 1 year 6 months on this September because I started to work on campus. So I effected an life insurance contract, opened an saving account with a bank, applied my own credit card and department cards.
Now I feel better, more comfortable than early horror stage.
However, I am still afraid of meeting somebody.
5 comments:
It is good to feel independent.
You have to be comfortable because you understand a lot because you the best.
Don't worry everybody to passed for that situation.What do you think about the people who are living here for twenty or more years and don't have the posibilities to take papers?
I'm glad you're beyond the horror stage. I love your choice of graphic to represent your horror!
Yea I like that graphic to.
Yea Jenny it's difficurt when you have to adact to a whole different enviroment, specially when you have to learn a new language. You fell you are a like a litlle buterfly lose in a big new world that is nothing like the place you belong to. but everything is goint to be ok.
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