Culture Shock

[David Burchard]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video on culture shock. It was very revelatory as to the experience of international students and faculty at the university of Richmond.  The movie motivated me to do my individual part to make the cultural transitions of the members of our community smoother. I do not want an exchange student who has never been to America to come here and leave having never made any connections with Americans their age. That should never happen. What a lonely experience that would be! As a result, I have sought out a friendship with a student, a fellow junior, from south Korea. We have gotten together for lunch and to watch world series baseball. While he has asked language and pronunciation questions, the majority of our time has been spent getting to know one another, and to further learn of each other's culture.  I hope that our friendship will be deepened, and thankfully he will be here for an entire academic year.