I had to change classes and today I went to my new Cultural realities class. In this class we just talk about aspects of Spanish culture, as well as read news articles in Spain. The new class is very small and the professor is serious about current events but not so much about the curriculum. This week's theme was culture shock. He asked me to speak first and I said that I didn't think culture shock is a problem, but homesickness is. I am not worried about the strange schedule, the different food, or the lack of dryers. I just miss my people. Really, the only drastic shock is not having a car to drive when it rains, but I can live with that. If I had my family or friends in Spain, nothing else would matter to me. The professor agreed with me and said that he found the term culture shock absurd. He said obviously everywhere is different and it's really not that shocking.
Crystal: 1 point
Cultural Realities Text: no points
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Go, Crystal! Keep up that tally. The book is going down.
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