Comments on: What in the world is Reverse Culture Shock/Re-entry Shock? Did you experience it? http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/new-you/2009/06/08/21/ 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. Sat, 25 May 2013 17:11:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Laurette Bennhold-Samaan http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/new-you/2009/06/08/21/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Laurette Bennhold-Samaan Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:47:02 +0000 http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/new-you/?p=21#comment-4 "Disengagement" can be very hard and your feelings of "wishing your time away" while "missing things" at the same time are very normal and almost expected. One of the hard things is being able to identify your state and feelings which you have already done. Try to enjoy your final time there and especially the moments as you can never recreate that again. Make sure you have good closure to all you have there. “Disengagement” can be very hard and your feelings of “wishing your time away” while “missing things” at the same time are very normal and almost expected. One of the hard things is being able to identify your state and feelings which you have already done. Try to enjoy your final time there and especially the moments as you can never recreate that again. Make sure you have good closure to all you have there.

]]> By: dooley http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/new-you/2009/06/08/21/comment-page-1/#comment-3 dooley Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:35:00 +0000 http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/new-you/?p=21#comment-3 I am dealing with the "disengagement" portion in China right now. It's really odd because I'm trying to wish my time away, but I am already missing things here. I can't describe the sadness that accompanies this inevitability; I don't want to stay doing the same work, but I will miss my community terribly. I am dealing with the “disengagement” portion in China right now. It’s really odd because I’m trying to wish my time away, but I am already missing things here.

I can’t describe the sadness that accompanies this inevitability; I don’t want to stay doing the same work, but I will miss my community terribly.

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