'I fit into the Spanish culture so easily that I still struggle with the fast-paced life in the US today, almost 15 years after studying abroad.'
"I went to graduate school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas after living in the Midwest. I ended up living in Vegas for four years and working my way through school. Living there is vastly different than where I grew up, so after I returned to the Midwest after four years, I had some major culture shock. I had to remind myself that in the Midwest, people wear sweatshirts and jeans when going out and about, and not everyone puts on a full face of makeup to run to the grocery store.
"Living in Vegas can really mess with your head. There is 24/7 instant gratification on just about anything; a ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ mentality where you constantly feel like you have to live and look like everyone else. Getting back to the midwest was a major adjustment, but one I don't regret.""My husband and I moved from north Philly to rural Costa Rica, which was our first culture shock moment. We went from inner city life to having cows for neighbors.
"I kind of expected those, though. What I didn't expect was losing my accent. It wasn't super pronounced to begin with, but it's really noticeable when I talk with a relative of my generation who stayed, and hear an inflection I don't make anymore.""Lived for awhile in my midwestern hometown of 10,000 after living in NYC for years.
"When I came back to the states, people were not so used to having new students and didn't feel any need to interact with me. My experience with my international school friends made me believe that other kids my age would like to be my friend. I assumed wrong.""My father was in the military and we were stationed in Japan for six years, from when I was eight until I was 14. When we moved back to the states, it was 1980. I had never heard of, let alone been to, a mall.
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