For me, the 12 days of Christmas began yesterday. Twelve days of counting down until I leave India. I literally can't wait and I am yearning for it with every fibre of my being. Now, my darling husband is going to be reading this and internally cringeing. He will be feeling a crushing guilt and will be trying, right about now, to formulate a plan to 'fix' things. That's him, and one of the many reasons I love him. However, what he perhaps doesn't fully appreciate is that my current, somewhat negative, frame of mind is perfectly normal. In fact, it is even documented and has a name. And I have been there before. I am undoubtedly experiencing true culture shock right now. Being a teacher, I love a good visual aid, so I put together my own version of what this is like in a graph. Stage 1 - Preparation Getting our visas, packing up our home, parties & celebrations, saying goodbyes... this phase was a rollercoaster of emotions. For...
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