November 24
In exactly 17 days I will be going through US Customs and
Border Protection to make my grand entrance back to the United States. What a
thought! I still cannot believe how long it has been since I have been home but
I will definitely be glad to be home.
In addition to happiness, I expect to have a wide range of
emotions upon returning to the US. I talked to a few people that have studied
abroad as well as looked up information on people’s reactions after their time
abroad. Many people experience what you call reverse culture shock. That is,
upon returning to the States one may need to readjust emotionally and
psychologically to living in the US. Many people report feeling surprise,
disorient, as though it is different than how they left it, a longing to return
abroad, and a wide range of other emotions. One thing that I noticed at the end
of each person’s account or story is that there is no place like home and they
were glad to be back. I am sure the
adjustment will be just fine.
