Excerpt from Reverse Culture Shock

In this collection of adapted blog posts, author H.E. Rybol delves into reverse culture shock. She addresses code-switching, contextualizing, mirroring, giving meaning to experiences, connecting, finding a sense of community and more. The idea of the book is to move from feeling like loosely assembled puzzle pieces to feeling like beautiful patchwork with strong seams. Dealing with reverse culture shock is a continuously evolving process that requires constant adjustments, reflection and introspection. The aim of this collection is to provide comfort, food for thought and a little nudge, should readers need one, to ease a difficult transition.