A few months after arriving in UK and searching for a job that I would not entirely hate, I realized my self-image started to shift. Who am I here, in this new country, among people who do not know me? The concept of derailment in psychology refers to the disconnection between your present and past …
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There Will Be Bad Days, and There Will Be Good Days
Culture shock is real. I never truly believed it is a real thing, although I vaguely thought it would be “difficult” to adapt, in the beginning.
Everything Went Wrong
You decide to emigrate. Your decision could be based on a number of reasons: you want a better job and a better life, you feel lost and stuck in your own country, you simply need a change of scenery and you have the means (or the despair) to do it internationally (as opposed to, you know, a weekend in the countryside). I must have been simply bored. Or depressed. Both, most probably.
I Decided to Start a New Life. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Reading personal stories brings a sort of satisfaction and joy: when we remember the past, we make it seem like it made sense. It is a coherent, possibly well written story, not a confusing mess which leaves us numb or disoriented
Personal Belongings 