culture shock

Cultural Frustration: Dealing with Potholes of Missionary Life

A global-worker friend from Nepal sent me a Marco Polo recently. She described a day of local handymen installing appliances…

2 years ago

Letter to a new missionary: “Dear newly-arrived me”

Dear new missionary me, Oh, you look so beautiful! I love that you’re still wearing makeup and your toenails are…

3 years ago

Dotsie’s Story: Culture Shock, and Making Change

Change doesn’t come easily for me. Or more plainly put, I just don’t like change. Give me a quiet routine…

4 years ago

McDonald’s Introduction to the 4 Phases of Culture Shock

At Go. Serve. Love, we're all about  a) getting real. Very real. We aim to be the kind of friend…

6 years ago

HE SAID/SHE SAID. YOU SAY? “WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D KNOWN BEFORE YOU WENT?” PART II

Missed Part I? Grab it here! "I wish I'd known how hard it really is." I would have gotten more…

6 years ago

My Story: Culture Shock, Mayonnaise, and the Last Straw

BY CARL BUSER, RADIUS INTERNATIONAL ALUMNUS That was the last straw. I'm done with this country. I'm ready to punch…

6 years ago

#BestoftheBestFriday: Phases of Life Overseas; Wishing I Wasn’t a Racist; Time-release Culture Shock

Forbidden Roots Amy Medina writes compellingly of the seasons of overseas life. At the beginning, the remnants of your old…

6 years ago

8 Ways to Help your Family Flourish Overseas!

We're excited to welcome back global veteran David Armstrong. He's set foot in 15 countries, and confesses that Crepes and Waffles in…

7 years ago