1. Cultural Reintegration

2. What is Culture shock?

3. Culture Shock family and friends.
The experience of being separated from
family and friends.
*The experience of being separated from familiar environments
The experience of being separated from familiar routines

4. Culture Shock Stages The Oberg U curve Honeymoon Integration
Culture shock Adaptation

5. Reverse Culture Shock

6. Repatriation

7. Repatriation: Problems
Same home
Same neighbourhood
Same office
Same colleagues
Same prices
Familiar culture

8. Repatriation: Problems
Your expectations have changed:
Different life style
Different life experience
Different ambitions
Different work experience

9. Reverse Culture Shock Stages
Honeymoon Integration
Culture shock Adaptation

10. 2. So nice to be with your family 3. Noticing changes
Honeymoon
1. So nice to be home
2. So nice to be with your family
3. Noticing changes
4. Awareness you have matured.

11. Reverse Culture Shock Stages
Honeymoon Integration
Culture shock Adaptation

12. Culture Shock 1. Feeling taken for granted 2. No assistance
3. No interest in your experience
4. Your friends haven't changed
5. Minority status in your own country

13. Reverse Culture Shock Stages
Honeymoon Integration
Culture shock Adaptation

14. Adaptation
1. Balance
2. Routines re-established/ new routines established
3. Less anxiety and doubt
4. Objective judgement of experience

15. Reverse Culture Shock Stages
Honeymoon Integration
Culture shock Adaptation

16. Reverse Culture Shock Stages
Honeymoon Integration
Culture shock Adaptation
What stage are you at?

17. How to Minimise cultural shock?

18. Career plans Find out about changing conditions at home Validate overseas experience – write about it, lectures, journalism, mentoring, overseas advice website Mentor others – use your skills Identify a personal mentor

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