Tag Archives: cultureshock

Falling Back in Love

While I was in Budapest during one of my first shopping trips I found a bookstore with an English section and bought a few books. I didn’t have any hard plans to read them but filling my shelves up with books made my apartment feel more familiar.  I bought a fantasy series I never opened,Continue reading “Falling Back in Love”

My Fig Tree Moment

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Sylvia Path quote in The Bell Jar when she finds herself at a crossroads. She imagines herself sitting underneath a fig tree looking up at all the equally delectable figs. Each fig is a different way her life could go. One fig is having a family. OneContinue reading “My Fig Tree Moment”

Self Care in Dubrovnik

When I first moved to Budapest there were a few cities I knew I would make time to see. Dubrovnik was at the top of my list so when I found myself with 5 days off of work around Easter I knew it was fate. I was so lucky that my friend, Stephanie, was visitingContinue reading “Self Care in Dubrovnik”

Bend So You Don’t Break

I was doing a yoga video the other day and at one point the instructor said “You learn to bend so when the storm comes you don’t break.” I like to think I’m bending slightly easier these days. I’m constantly barraged by reminders that despite all the plans I might have, what’s going to happenContinue reading “Bend So You Don’t Break”

Anxiety

When I first started this blog I had great dreams of it becoming a little pocket of the internet where I could offer a luxurious look into life in a foreign country with some fun teaching and travel stories thrown in.  But today I’ve decided to talk about my crippling anxiety so obviously we’re veeringContinue reading “Anxiety”

The Frustration Stage

I was reading an article the other day about culture shock. The first stage is the honeymoon stage. Everything is new and fresh and exciting and none of the inconveniences of moving to a new place matter. Then comes the frustration stage, adjustments and finally acceptance.  I was reading the article with a private studentContinue reading “The Frustration Stage”