Since the last Intercultural Communications class meeting, I feel as though a huge weight has been lifted. As I am approaching what I hope to be graduation, I have been feeling a strong sense of withdrawal. This normally happens when I am set to go back to Alabama, however, this time it is different. This time, there is NO returning spring semester. This time, I either sink or swim. My biggest fear is not being able to communication with my family once I get back. I mean, its not like I have changed that much, but, its that I have a whole new outlook on where I am going. I'm not the quiet girl who used to hide in the back of the room. Or, the one who was afraid to speak the truth.
Thankfully, I see that those feelings of adjustment are normal! Dr. Hart introduced our class to a chart that monitored the emotional stages when one is exposed to a different culture. Whether we realize it or not, our family is in that category. I mean, think about it. If you left home and are exposed to a different lifestyle, then, you adjust to that lifestyle, returned back to where you started will seem like a HUGE step backwards. For me, its MONSTROUS! But, now that I recognize my emotional stages, I feel confident that I will make the best of whatever I am exposed to.
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