To live in a foreign country and within a different culture is exciting. However, it can also at times be frustrating. It is one thing to travel abroad as a tourist, and then move on when one has “seen enough”, but it is something completely different to move to another country for an extended period of time and then having to function according to the various, and sometimes mystical, set of norms that another culture often possesses. Having lived in many countries, and gone through this process often, I will share with you today how to counter culture shock, and such quite natural, albeit annoying, feelings and frustrations.  Continue reading 5 Easy Steps to Conquer Culture Shock