http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/new-you/2009/03/01/experiencing-reverse-culture-shock/ When you went on your Peace Corps assignment you brought with you much more than just your baggage. You brought along your culture. Remember those aspects of your new place that made you feel uncomfortable - something ordinary that you did that may have angered or annoyed others. It might not have been until much later that you realized what had really happened and were able to make some sense out of it. And then there were those moments that you will never forget, those simple moments of magic - a moment of true understanding, a shared laugh or point of view, communication understood, a connection. We want to hear your stories, the moments of discomfort and then insight, or of magic. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:42:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/new-you/2009/03/01/experiencing-reverse-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Back in the nest « Exit Interview Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:07:44 +0000 http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/bridging-cultures/?p=5#comment-16 [...] The answer is a rather anticlimactic not really. I thought I’d be desperately consulting the Peace Corps crash cart literature on how to handle “coming back.” But two weeks later, I’m still looking over my shoulder, [...] [...] The answer is a rather anticlimactic not really. I thought I’d be desperately consulting the Peace Corps crash cart literature on how to handle “coming back.” But two weeks later, I’m still looking over my shoulder, [...]

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