culture shock-
sudden exposure to unfamiliar culture: the feelings of confusion and anxiety experienced by somebody suddenly encountering an unfamiliar cultural environment (Bing definitions)
Before I share a brief story, I would just like say that I know everybody has experienced culture shock at some time in their lives. Also, to give alittle bit of a background I have live in many U.S. states and the majority of those places being small rural areas.
Anyway, I moved out here last year and it was a shock. I had never known any Koreans before or lived with them for that matter. (If you haven't I highly recommend trying it.) I've never lived in a city this big. I've never attended a school this big. This is the second time I moved out of the house away from parents. I was slightly anti-social. I was scared. A new school year is stressful but the weird thing was is that school was the only thing sane, until midterms. I really was under allot of stress.
I know that I'm not the only one and that there are other people that have experienced this.
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