Alexandra Mezeul
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Hola! My name is Alex and I am a postgraduate in Antiquities and Ancient History. Travel is the second most important thing to me, after my loved ones of course. I love hiking, trying new food, and getting lost in new places.
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Reverse Culture Shock. Top Story - October 2018.
If you are unfamiliar with the term "culture shock," in brief it means the mental (and sometimes physical) reaction you feel against a new place unknown to you. For instance, you have never traveled to Thailand before and, like me, you decide to pack up all you own into one large bag and move there—selling one's car and using the proceeds to fund the unconventional decision. After arriving in the new place, seeing the new sights, sensing the incredible (and some rank) smells... the once lovely "newness" of the place begins to overwhelm you. Now, the sights irritate you, the smells make you sick, and the clamour of people speaking a language you don't know in environments which are completely foreign to you make you angry. Is this rational? Of course not. Is this avoidable? Well, probably not for most people; who knows, there could be a rare exception. Will the initial love and joy return? YES!
By Alexandra Mezeul7 years ago in Wander
