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Four Stages of Culture Shock

Four Stages of Culture Shock

These four stages of culture shock aren’t new to me. I’ve experienced them many times!

But this time back in South Africa feels different. I don’t know if it’s that the country is so less stable than last time I was here three years ago. Or whether it’s my age? Or that my expectations of integrating into everyday life here were too high? Or the life situation I was coming from so precarious anything seemed better?

It’s probably a combination of all the above.