"first" impressions of america (reverse culture shock)
1. everyone is so friendly! people talk to strangers here. that's amazing.
2. life is much slower here. ahhhh. my stomach is slowly relaxing.
3. the air smells wonderfully sweet and heavy (currently from the humidity). where are the smells of car and bus exhaust, sewage, and garbage?!
4. there are so many trees and i can see wildlife. i forgot about the sounds of birds!
5. so much SPACE!!! i can go for stretches without seeing more than 5 people. that's phenomenal. awesome. wonderful.
6. ENGLISH! i can understand everything. it's amazing. things get accomplished so much more quickly because we speak the same language. communication IS key. but it's overwhelming. so much stimulation. where is the quiet?
7. i can't walk here very much. i miss having the choice to walk anywhere (if i wanted to).
8. my family is loud. and overpowering. and very opinionated. where is the quiet of my apartment?!
9. there are so many ridiculous and unnecessary choices here.. why is life so complicated? 50 types of cereal? come on, is that really necessary?
10. dryers and sink disposals are the best inventions EVER.
4 comments:
LOVE this! i have definitely noticed all of the above, already, and i havent even been back for 24 hours yet! thanks for compiling this list! :)
love you, hope to chat more soon!
haha. so great- i was wondering what your reactions would be... love you sweet friend! hope to see you soon?
I miss dryers and sink disposals too.
By the way, I dreamed about you last night. You had braces and pigtails. :)
I love you but I don't want to read this yet. I have to experience my own revrese culture shock before i read about yours.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!
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