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A United Future

A United Future. DCCCD – CCID Class of 2009. Dallas County Community Colleges Class of 2009. Cultural Understanding. By Noeli Biggs - Richland College. More independent You had to learn to find for yourself in a foreign culture and adapt to a new way of doing things.

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A United Future

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  1. A United Future DCCCD – CCID Class of 2009

  2. Dallas County Community CollegesClass of 2009

  3. Cultural Understanding By Noeli Biggs - Richland College

  4. More independent • You had to learn to find for yourself in a foreign culture and adapt to a new way of doing things. • More aware of international issues. • You have stepped outside the protective comfort of home to see that people in the world have many concerns that Americans are not at all aware of. You may be better at determining the completeness and objectivity of news reports, which are often steeped in cultural bias.

  5. Sensitive to differences in people. • Having immersed yourself in a different culture, you have seen that there are very different ways of doing, thinking, feeling and communicating. • This can help you in relationships with people at home, people whose values and customs might be different from yours, but not any less valid or "normal" than yours. • .

  6. Competent in another language. • You have greatly increased your proficiency in English. People with foreign language skills are still rare in this country, so you have a skill that sets you apart

  7. Every culture has its own rules on the appropriate way to say good bye. However no culture likes to say goodbye. How do you plan to say Goodbye ? Who do you want to say Goodbye to?

  8. Why returning home can be a challenge ? Will the reality of home be different from what I remember? How do I deal with all the changes in my relationships at home? How do I manage my reactions when I see something that I do not agree with anymore?

  9. Ten Top Challenges Boredom No one wants to hear  You can't explain  Reverse "homesickness“ Relationships have changed

  10. 6. People see the "wrong" changes 7. People misunderstand  8. Feeling of alienation/seeing with "critical eyes“ 9. Inability to apply new knowledge and skills 10. Loss of experience

  11. You are not alone “” My year abroad was a great adventure. I learned so much about myself and about another culture. I have become more independent and am much more aware of what goes on in the world than I was before I left.”” “ Now that I'm back, I want to utilize my new skills and incorporate my new global perspective into my everyday activities. I don't just want to close the book on my international experience.”

  12. Recognize the changes that have occurred in you and the new skills you have learned as a result of your study abroad experience. These skills will serve you well as you reintegrate into life at your home campus and in your future

  13. “” Friends of mine are always asking, "So, how was Germany?" How should I answer that question? When I try to talk about my life abroad, they start to look bored after a short time and then change the subject to talk about who is dating whom, or whatever. Nobody is interested in my experiences.”” “”My family does not understand me now. They expect me to be the same person I was before I went abroad, but I'm not! Why can't they let me be myself?””

  14. While you may know your home, you may not realize how much you have changed after being gone. In adjusting to life in the USA culture, your perceptions, habits, and maybe even values have changed to fit in with the cultural context of your host country. At the same time, you've probably carried around in your head a wonderful mental picture of your home environment. All of a sudden, when you get home, reality just doesn't measure up to that picture anymore.

  15. Family members and friends are often surprised by the behavior of returnees. Their expectation is that the same person who boarded the airplane one year ago will be returning. Especially if they have never been abroad, your family and friends probably don't understand the magnitude of the study abroad experience and the changes it will cause in a person. At the same time, you may have maintained an ideal mental image of your loved ones while abroad, an image that is shattered when you return and see that they changed as well.

  16. Things to Remember Mentally prepare for the adjustment process Allow yourself time Understand that the familiar will seem different There will be some "cultural catching up" to do Reserve judgments

  17. 7. Respond thoughtfully and slowly 8. Cultivate sensitivity 9. Beware of comparisons 10. Remain flexible 11. Seek support networks

  18. 12. Change has occurred to everyone • 13. Reverse Culture Shock is not recognized and it is • not understood at home • 14.It is absolutely natural to have some mixed feelings about saying goodbye and returning to old routines • 15. Accept your feelings. • It is ok to be happy, angry, upset or homesick.

  19. 18. Be the changes you want to see in the world, in your community, in your house. 19.You will never be the same anymore. You are not fully Egyptian, not fully Brazilian, not fully American. You are a Global Citizen now. 20. Use your “ Survival Box “ every time you need. Remember you are not alone, you are one of us, Just continue your journey.

  20. Self Reflection By Kim White - El Centro College

  21. What are things I will miss the most from USA when I return home: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  22. What are the things I will not miss about USA, when I return home? • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5 .

  23. What are the things that I enjoyed the most about USA? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  24. What are the things that were difficult or bothered me the most while I have been in the USA? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  25. What do I worry about most when thinking about going home? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  26. What do I miss the most about home while I am here in the USA: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  27. What are the things at home that I did not miss at all since I have been in the USA? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  28. Mine Accomplishments that I am proud of are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  29. My family accomplishments that I am proud of are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

  30. Dear ___________________________: It is time to say Good Bye to my friends in the USA and to rejoin my family back home. However there are few things I want to remind myself to do in order to make my life, my family’s lifes and my community better within the next 6 months:

  31. Dear ___________________________: I truly enjoyed my experience in the USA, specially the opportunity to make such a great friend as you, who supported me during my stay in the USA. I want to remind you that I will be going through the same challenges as well when we return home. I want you to know that I will be available to assist you in this transition and in your career success as well. At the same I know you will be there for me as well. Count on me until the end, because we helped each other in the beginning. Alone we can go faster but together we can go further.

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