Articles tagged with "foreign"

Have you ever come back to a place where you have lived for a long time and you feel like everything has changed and everything makes you feel foreign?

I did, thus I would like to explore the meaning of "home" a bit more in this article.

I wrote my experience with foreign for me countries-Germany and America.
I travelled a lot around the world and has a lot to say on the topic of being and feeling foreign. I know one true thing -there's no place like home!

At times, something as apparently irrelevant as a pair of socks can trigger a cultural shock. However, cultural shocks are enriching learning experiences.

I wanted to do something random and exciting and a Leonardo mobility internship in Romania felt like just the thing! So when I told my friends, family and work colleagues that I would be moving to Romania for four months there was always an awkward pause followed by "ROMANIA!?". I guess a lot of people have perceptions on what Romania and other Eastern European countries are like. I do not want this to be a negative blog post because my time in Romania has been very enjoyable and fun. And I truly believe that being different has contributed to this. Some of the best friends that I made, who I know will be friends for life, I made because they had the confidence to approach me at a bar or on the train and start a conversation with me. My time here in Romania has come to an end but I know that I will be back to visit (maybe even on a permanent basis) to the beautiful Carpathian land.

There is no such thing as being foreign in Europe, and let me explain why!

Bitter, provokative reflection on the nature of international experiece in Berlin.

This is my essay/report about the self-conception of me and my country through the volunteer experience in Germany