Culture Shock

By Maren[LLM GUIDE] in Editor's Blog on Aug 19, 2006

Hi everyone! Welcome to the LLM GUIDE editorial blog. We'll be making posts every so often about interesting things we see and hear about in the vast universe of LL.M. programs, law schools, careers, etc.

Well, the the academic year is just around the corner now, and we are looking forward to reading some posts from LL.M. students from all over the world. Some of you are probably already arriving in their new cities as we write. It's definitely an exciting time, but I remember the whole experience of moving to a new city also being somewhat stressful at the beginning -- everything seems pretty strange. I wish I had done a little reading about things like culture shock before leaving on my year abroad.

I think as long as you acknowledge that certain things -- climate, language, habits and rhythms -- are going to be slightly (or possibly more-than-slightly) different if you're studying far from home, that's already a good first step.

Anyway, for those of you travelling abroad for your LL.M. this autumn, have a safe journey.

Comments

Erkan, Aug 20, 2006 21:49

I guess the shock wave is a bit more complex than on the above image... look here: http://www.student-services.utoledo.edu/international/predeparture/shock.html :-)