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23rd September 2009
The term "culture shock" originated in the 1950s. Basically it describes the physical and emotional discomforts that occur when someone moves from one cultural environment to another. There are several stages to culture shock which start when you first en... Read >
Author: wbdoyle04th July 2009
Culture shock can happen to anyone that travels away from home. The shock stems from the inability to understand the new surroundings or to be able to fit in. Things away from home are always different than they are at home no matter how far away you ar... Read >
Author: Ross Garnaut02nd July 2009
One must have faced a few anxious moments giving a thought of staying thousand of miles away from one's home sweet home. Where to stay? In a hotel? Most importantly, to think of a much better place that could almost match with the warmth, affection and co... Read >
Author: JessicaThomson15th May 2009
What do you think of when you envision yourself with a cruise ship career? I'd venture to say you think of a glamourous life on the high seas, amazing food, partying, sight seeing, beaches in exotic locations, and much more exciting stuff.
However, mos... Read >
Author: Lizbnab28th April 2009
It happens all the time in countries all over the world, but no matter how “common” it becomes, there is still a certain social stigma attached to it: Interracial marriage, when two people from different racial groups get married.
As weird as it m... Read >
Author: Kareem17th April 2009
Summer camps are one of the most enjoyable events with your children. Incase you are looking forward to send your child to send to these awaited summer camps then it is important to understand the fact that you need to take out these first time misconcept... Read >
Author: jack 06th March 2009
Let's face it. College is a whole new level, a different ball game. You may be your high school class valedictorian, or you may be in the honours program, or you've been in every extracurricular activity imaginable, or you may just be the average teacher'... Read >
Author: Xenia Maria Solano28th January 2009
“It is better to give than to receive.” Surely, you’ve heard of that phrase before. For people who believe in the power of karma, this is easily explained. If you show goodness to someone, then you get goodness in return.
“It is better to give... Read >
Author: Tony11th January 2009
Going on the inevitable business trip or much-awaited vacation can take us very far away from the comforts of our own home. The sojourn might take a week up to a few months in a local or foreign location, but the result is ultimately the same: homesicknes... Read >
Author: Timothy Spencer04th December 2008
With everything that's going on in the Middle East right now, especially involving those service men on active duty, one of the problems that soldiers who get stuck in place like Iran or Afghanistan is homesickness. What is worse is that even during the h... Read >
Author: Kyle Taylor26th November 2008
It’s that time of the year! No, I’m not talking about the holidays…it is Exam time for our college kids. The end of the semester brings our college kids a boatload of papers, projects and the dreaded exam week. Unless your student happens to be on a... Read >
Author: Carol Eiseman13th October 2008
Welcome to New York City! Have wonderful days in New York City which is widely known as the most alluring tourist place of the United States. People from all over the world keep coming to see its breathtaking sightseeing and high raised skyscrapers. Furth... Read >
Author: Tina19th September 2008
Students are feeling the stress of going back to university mind mapping software can help them stay a step ahead.
The new term is about to begin, with the ever increasing costs and difficulties for students, stress levels can shoot sky high. Uni... Read >
Author: Katie09th September 2008
So, you’ve managed to survive the whole year away from home. Although there were tears, tantrums and moments of homesickness, all in all your first year at university was great. And, despite your initial feelings of trepidation over launching a new li... Read >
Author: mpressman09th September 2008
"Home is where the heart is"... "There's no place like home."..."Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to." No matter how you look at it, or which quote you choose to go by, our sense of "home" is a powerful one. ... Read >
Author: Kevin Koitz23rd May 2008
You might have been involved in one of the following scenarios: a job transfer moves you to another country, either permanently or temporarily. Or, you are on vacation in another country and yiour favorite team is winning (or losing) the most important ma... Read >
Author: krishna18th April 2008
Are just two weeks a year enough to satisfy your needs to get away and see the world? Or do you feel a holiday could never be long enough?
Each year, mid way through my annual two week cruise I get that ‘sinking feeling’, I know its fast approachi... Read >
Author: Genna Roberts13th April 2008
Culture shock is a perfectly normal but inevitable part of the adjustment process whenever a person enters a new culture. If you are going to spend more than a few weeks in any French-speaking country, with these 5 important forget-me-nots you can minimi... Read >
Author: Suz26th March 2008
Some have said that if you want to enjoy all of the pleasures and excitement of visiting every foreign port all around the world, just vacation in America because we have it all. And to be sure, you can literally experience almost any part of the world r... Read >
Author: Deanna Mascle14th January 2008
You only have to take a quick look at some of the most famous names in the National Hockey League to see that hockey is truly a family affair; the Stahls, the Niedermayers, and the Wilsons are all active NHL personnel with brothers on the same or other te... Read >
Author: Rob Parker02nd September 2007
by Debbie Jenkins author of 'Going Native in Murcia'
No matter how well thought out your move to Spain may have
been, there may be times when you feel a touch of home
sickness. You may miss your old friends or the speed at
which your post arrives, t... Read >
Author: RB24th July 2007
One of the major reasons driving the classic cars market in Dubai, Qatar and the region is homesickness. Richard Murphy a British Citizen that lives in Dubai, is enthusiastic about classic car. Richard was motivated to acquire a wreck of an Austin Heale... Read >
Author: kmustaffa24th July 2007
Whether it's a day camp, a weeklong sleep-away camp or a month-long camp abroad, sending your child to soccer camp for the first time can be a nerve-wracking experience for the both of you. Here are a few ways to ease the transition and help them enjoy th... Read >
Author: Xeal04th June 2007
For many young people in the UK, making the move from home to university can be a big step. But for the large number of international students moving from foreign countries to study in Britain, the process can be much more lonesome. Couple this with the f... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan13th April 2007
Most people would acknowledge that travelling is one of life's most precious joys. While home is certainly where the heart is, being able to visit new places and see new sights is a crucial part of broadening your life experience and opening your eyes to ... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan04th April 2007
As the anniversary of a disaster or traumatic event approaches, many survivors report a return of restlessness and fear. Psychological literature calls it the anniversary reaction and defines it as an individual's response to unresolved grief resulting fr... Read >
Author: Arthur Buchanan07th June 2006
It was a long day of air travel from Lafayette to Atlanta to Cincinnati to Salt Lake, and finally home to Missoula. It was late October of 2005, and I was returning from Louisiana after three weeks of service in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and ... Read >
Author: Susan Rangitsch10th May 2006
One reporter asked a great traveler, "Of all the countries and historic places you visited, what did you find to be the most comfortable place to live in?" In a split second the answer came, "the country side where I spent my childhood."
Such is the in... Read >
Author: Jared Winston21st March 2006
Beware of the yoyo effect!(A deliberation about the recurring trap of action through dissatisfaction.)Do you know them? The eternal movers? The ones that are never satisfied inone place for long? The ones that start complaining as soon as they get usedto ... Read >
joan marques
17th February 2006
Keep Preschoolers Cool about Schoolby Jane LakeThe first day of school is a momentous occasion for parent andchild. Excitement, tinged with uncertainty, fills the weeksbefore September. Anxious mothers coax awkward five-year-oldfingers to tie shoelaces (o... Read >
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