Coming Home: Life After Studying Abroad
Many returnees who have studied abroad may suffer re-entry culture shock when they go back to their home town. Here some positive ways of dealing with the return culture shock are introduced.
I. The (1) of Re-Entry (1) ______
Re-entry is one’s (2) experience of re-adjusting to (2) ______
life in one’s home culture after living abroad.
For many study abroad returnees, it is more difficult to
adjust to their home culture than the (3) . (3) ______
II. Some Common Re-Adjustment Issues
1. Personal growth and change
When you come back, you have changed in many ways because
you have experienced more freedom and (4) living abroad. (4) ______
You have to adjust your new self to your old home.
2. New Knowledge and Skills
When living abroad, you might develop new competencies
including new knowledge, skills and (5) . (5) ______
Some returnees feel frustrated if they feel these skills
are of little use once they return home.
3. Relationships with Family and Friends
Personal changes of returnees affect their families and
friends who show little interest in hearing about their new
experiences and attempt to make them (6) to what (6)______
they once were.
III. (7) Dealing with Re-Entry Problems (7) ______
1. Talk with people who understand (8) , for example, (8) ______
other returnees.
2. Share your experiences with (9) study abroad (9) ______
students or write an article for some publications.
3. Be (10) . You may get involved in work where (10) ______
international experiences and perspectives are appreciated.