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Hi everyone, I want to start by introducing myself. I am Albert Einsten, I am a

student from the city of Bogor who is currently studying at the sadsadsad. One and
a half years ago, I came to Bandar Lampung and experienced culture shock for
several months. For this reason, what I would like to do on this occasion is
provide you with important information about culture shock, unique facts about
culture shock, and share my experiences on how to survive and deal with culture
shock.

In the first part, I will give a little basic definition of culture shock. In the
next section, I will explain the stages of cultural adaptation and strategies that
are very useful for overcoming culture shock. In the last section, I will share my
experience to help you deal with culture shock when living in a place that has a
different culture for a long time.

So, have you ever experienced culture shock? in fact, when someone is in a
different place from where they came from, they will definitely experience a little
weirdness or ask themselves, "why did this happen in this place?". Before
discussing further about culture shock, let us look at a little definition of
culture shock. So, culture shock is a condition of physical and emotional
discomfort that occurs when a person enters a different cultural environment.
Culture shock has both positive and negative sides, depending on where you look at
it. When there is a culture that includes local wisdom, that can be considered a
positive thing, because the noble value of wisdom is usually more in spiritual
activities. Another positive side is when you live in a place that is more
developed than your hometown. Then you will feel something new and it is natural
from human instincts. On the other hand, when you are in a place where the
environmental quality is much lower than that of your hometown, then you will
definitely not feel comfortable and find it difficult to accept this fact. Each of
these things usually happens in general humans, therefore I advise you to prepare
everything when moving to a place that has a different culture.

When experiencing culture shock, we must make adjustments to the culture around us,
both positive and negative sides. The adjustments made by each person vary
depending on the level of the situation being experienced. Normally, before
reaching the initial adaptation stage, everyone will feel lonely, homesick, meet
new things and experience happiness. All these things, if not handled properly,
will have a negative impact on our mental health. My advice, when you feel a
downturn in yourself and can't talk to people around you, then your family or those
closest to you can be an outlet for telling stories. Try to call them every day
when something we don't want happens. Never when you don't feel comfortable, you
keep all those feelings to yourself. Why...? Because we are social creatures. We
have to be sure that we can face every event that will happen without anyone
nearby.

Unique facts about culture shock based on several people I've interviewed and they
said. First, those who experience culture shock reach a high level, usually often
hear rumors that are not good and not necessarily true, so they feel uncomfortable
before living in a new place. We can look for information about the place we will
visit, but if we believe in rumors that are clearly wrong and have a bad impact on
our minds. These activities must be avoided immediately. Second, when they
experience culture shock, it is very difficult to say "Hi" to other people for fear
of being seen as a weirdo. Third, people who are introverted will have an easier
time overcoming culture shock. Actually, this depends on the individual. I'm not
sure extroverts have a harder time adapting. The reason they say that is because
they think introverted people don't pay attention to their surroundings often, it
is enough that their own world is in their mind. Fourth, culture shock can assist
you in learning a new language in this environment. Honestly, this happened to me
too. Due to culture shock, the sense of sensitivity in me seemed to increase
sharply. This is a unique thing right ?. We can conclude some of these unique facts
that it is not always true that culture shock will worsen mental conditions, and
some even get higher self-confidence when experiencing culture shock.

Now we will turn to my experience dealing with culture shock. When I was in Bandar
Lampung there were a number of things that I always applied for the first five
months. First, this is an important thing, like it or not, we have to study the
culture we are in. The trick, start paying attention to your surroundings and
trying to talk to people you don't know for the first time. If you find a culture
that you think is negative, then you have to stay away from that culture from your
environment. Second, try to find your closest friends at that place. Usually you
will find people who come from the same hometown. If you do not find it, find
someone who you think is sincere to help you, for this you must be careful, because
many people are like wolves in sheep's clothing. Third, you must have positive
thoughts wherever you are, you can feel worried but you must pay attention to
whether this worry has been excessive. When we already have the strength to think
positively, then believe that whatever you will face will be good for you.

Finally, every culture shock that we feel is only temporary and takes time to
resolve. Therefore, do not let us all experience bad things because of culture
shock. when you feel that contact the people closest to you. There is one wise
sentence from my parents that I would like to give to you. "Trust yourself, when
you do good things you will definitely get good things too, pray to God and lose
the fear you feel". Thank you very much for your attention. See you later