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The Art of Coming and Going

Posted on March 6, 2018

When I decided to study abroad for a year, I didn’t know if I would be able to go home for Christmas. I am really glad I did. I was able to make it back …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Ireland, Marissa MillerTagged International Academic Programs, Ireland, Marissa Miller, reverse culture shock, study abroad, UW-madison, visit home, year long

Be in my eyes, Be in my heart

Posted on May 26, 2015

Blah. I don’t have a fancy introduction for you this time. I don’t even have a long drawn out blog for you today. What I do have for you are a few reflections (for the …

Posted in Aaryn Kealty, Denmark, Europe, Spring 2015Tagged Aaryn Kealty, Copenhagen, Denmark, DIS, end of program, International Academic Programs, reverse culture shock, study abroad, UW-madison

El Final

Posted on July 28, 2014

¡Buenas! This is going to be my last blog post, thanks for reading. I’m back! Back to work, back with my family, and back in Wisconsin. I only had one minor case of culture shock, …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged COSI, Costa Rica, end of program, final post, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, return home, reverse culture shock, San Jose, study abroad, summer, UW-madison

Return and Readjustment

Posted on July 10, 2014

It has been over 3 weeks since my return to the US from India, and I am long overdue for a wrap-up—which I owe to both my blogging experience and to my personal experience of …

Posted in Asia, India, Lydia Odegard, Spring 2014Tagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Odegard, readjustment, return, reverse culture shock, spring semester abroad, study abroad, UW in India, UW-madison, Varanasi

My Glass Case of Emotion

Posted on July 1, 2014

Shoot, man, my year in Belo Horizonte is officially over. To start this final post, below is a typed outburst of my glass case of emotion just before boarding my flight from Rio to Miami. …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Brazil, Central/South America, Monica MurphyTagged Belo Horizonte, Brazil, coming home, end of program, International Academic Programs, Monica Murphy, reverse culture shock, study abroad, UW-madison, year abroad

The Last One:

Posted on May 29, 2014

This is the last and the worst and the hardest. It’s the last because I’m home in the U.S. It’s the worst because I’m not really sure what to say, and it’s the hardest because …

Posted in Asia, Kaylee Carpenter, Singapore, Spring 2014Tagged International Academic Programs, Kaylee Carpenter, National University of Singapore (NUS), program end, reverse culture shock, Singapore, study abroad, UW-madison

Misplaced

Posted on March 5, 2013

When you hear the word “misplaced” it brings to mind an object being lost, set down in an area where it doesn’t belong, and then cannot be found again. But “misplaced” also has another definition: …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Argentina, Central/South America, Correspondents, Jessica SelineTagged break, IAP, International Academic Programs, Jessica Seline, reverse culture shock, Spanish, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Already Anticipating Reverse Culture Shock

Posted on February 20, 2012

Lu Laoshi had the first of his lectures this semester and it was on Intercultural Communication. Honestly speaking the first time I heard this term I thought it was going to be someone clearly stating …

Posted in Academic Year 2011-2012, Asia, China, Mary BechtolTagged China intercultural communication, IAP, Mary Bechtol, reverse culture shock, study abroad

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