Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Culture Shock



So I have been pondering if I had more culture shock being in the US for 3 weeks or more culture shock coming back. My answer was I had a little of both, but nothing like 2013 visiting the US and then returning to Cameroon.

US Culture Shock:

·       There are so many white people
·       There are two full aisles of soda
·       I could feed my whole family for 4 days on what I spent for lunch out for two.
·       The roads are so smooth and you can see the road even at night.
·       Warm water feels so nice when you are at the sink
·       Many people have no idea what Cameroon is really like
·       It is soooooo cold in the US
·       There is so much trash to throw out or recycle.
·       Avocados are $3 each not $0.30

Cameroon Culture Shock:

·       It is so dark at night here
·       There are so many bugs
·       There was a man walking down the street swinging bush meat (dead large rats) and I feared he would hit me with one.
·       How do I cook here without Trader Joes and Costco?
·       People keep saying how fat I am.
·       Why is it still light at 6pm?
·       People blowing their taxi horns at me
·       POT HOLES
·       My daughter galloping full speed on a horse around a track.

But really, both feel like home. I do feel I can now go back and forth and be at home in both worlds. We shall see, though, as we discern our plans for next year. I have a feeling God is going to surprise me this coming year.

-Joy