- Reflect on the Culture Shock video and your own experiences and expectations of culture shock
One of the biggest culture shock I had was when I went to Denver, Colorado for 8th grade camp. I have lived the majority of life in Taiwan and although I am American and was perfectly fluent in English, I had extreme culture shock coming to camp. I felt overwhelmed now that I was no longer the majority and was clearly a minority in this camp. I had a few days in the beginning to cry and freak out, but after I decided I needed to get out because I was here for one whole month. I really had to step out of my comfort zone and make myself socialize and make friends. Eventually, I got the courage to go up and talk to my roommates and from there I was slowly got over my culture shock. This experience really helped me in adapting to new places and adapting to different cultures.
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