Help! I just want to go abroad again!

Hi Ariana,

Everyone has heard the term “culture shock” but many don’t know about its twin “re-entry shock.” Did you know that the cross-cultural learning experience continues when you get home after your time abroad? We’ve heard from so many students, interns and volunteers who have had the very same experience. Coming home from an enriching and life-altering experience overseas is difficult. You feel like you have changed, but everything at home is still the same. You want to talk about everything you experienced, but people from your home country might get bored of hearing about it. And, as you say, all you want to do is go abroad again, but you just can’t.

But re-entry is a process, just like adapting to your home in India was a process. Now is the time when you learn more about your home culture, build your adaptability skills, and put all that you learned abroad to use.

Did you know that MyWorldAbroad has an entire section dedicated to the experience you are going through? We recommend that you take a look at it. Don’t despair! You will adjust to your new life at home, and what’s more: you’ll find cross-culturally enriching activities and job prospects within your reach.

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Good luck!

Jean-Marc