Culture shock

Travelling overseas is all about excitement and adventure, right? For the most part, yes. But SPOILER ALERT: there’ll be highs and lows but it’s all part of having a one-of-a-kind overseas experience. Even for seasoned travellers, the chance of getting a dose of “culture shock“ is real every time they step on the plane. In this video, the team at The Global Society get into detail about the “Cultural Adaption Cycle“. This is the process of you adapting to a new environment, also known as “culture shock“. It’s a weird, if somewhat predictable, occurrence. You land somewhere new. Things are different to back home. You feel out of sorts and experience an emotional “slump“. And progressively, you come out of that slump and see your new environment with new eyes. You’ve “adapted“. Congratulations 🥂 What many people don’t realise is that “culture shock“, or cultural adaptation, can affect you anytime you go into a new environment. That means you can EVEN get culture shock when you come home from overseas... or when you move into different environments in your home country. Sound complicated? It’s not. It’s a very normal party of travelling and we’ll take you through everything you need to know in just 4 minutes. Did you find this video helpful? Please hit the “Like“ button and also Subscribe to help us keep creating free, useful content to help students with their overseas study experiences. ************ The Global Society’s mission is to enrich lives through study and travel because life is a daring adventure or nothing at all. We deliver on that mission by supporting university staff to do their best “student mobility“ work and by supporting students to have the best possible experiences whilst overseas. For more information: Web: Instagram: @theglobalsociety Facebook: #studyabroad #studyoverseas #university