i guess its time to go home... I wish I could be as passionate as you are about immersing yourself completely into a culture. Sure we have only been traveling for 3 months so far but I still feel like I say and think those things all the time. The food makes me barf sometimes but I've actually come to enjoy a little gallo-pinto with every meal. I am actually starting to even like beans....this is a huge step for me...(this is in the same boat as our mutual distaste for cheese). This post really made me conscious of what I write in my own blog. Mostly I think my bitching is for a humorous effect but maybe I really am a horrible traveler. I felt proud actually when I talked to my Guatemalan spanish teacher about some ways to lower her blood pressure when she was pregnant and maybe not have to go through a c-section again. I love traveling but I will admit that I am easily culture shocked.
I'm a traveler that likes to settle in and get to know the culture. I can't just skim the surface and jump from place to place. Getting to know the people of the country I'm in is essential and I often try to stay away from the backpacker scene because it is often the same wherever you go-not that there aren't some cool people in that crowd! Currently, I am living and teaching at a university in southern China and have been here for 4 years. If weather and health permits, one day of every weekend is devoted to cycling through the countryside with a fluent in Chinese friend. We have made some a... full info
Kristi
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i guess its time to go home...
I wish I could be as passionate as you are about immersing yourself completely into a culture. Sure we have only been traveling for 3 months so far but I still feel like I say and think those things all the time. The food makes me barf sometimes but I've actually come to enjoy a little gallo-pinto with every meal. I am actually starting to even like beans....this is a huge step for me...(this is in the same boat as our mutual distaste for cheese). This post really made me conscious of what I write in my own blog. Mostly I think my bitching is for a humorous effect but maybe I really am a horrible traveler. I felt proud actually when I talked to my Guatemalan spanish teacher about some ways to lower her blood pressure when she was pregnant and maybe not have to go through a c-section again. I love traveling but I will admit that I am easily culture shocked.