Culture Shock Archive

  • How did that happen? Andrew and I are back in Western Australia. We’re currently spending half of our time in Perth and half in a town called Bunbury. It looks like we will be here for at least six months. We have already been home for just under a month...

    Dealing With Change

    Posted on October 19, 2012 | 4 Comments
    How did that happen? Andrew and I are back in Western Australia. We’re currently spending half of our time in Perth and half in a town called Bunbury. It looks like we will be here for at least six months. We have already been home for just under a month...

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  • Woah, the moment the doors opened and we walked out into the arrival hall at the Taipei international airport, we both knew that we were somewhere special. Taiwan was going to be very different to Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, that is for sure. We were both a little hungry...

    Our First Thoughts Of Taipei, Taiwan

    Posted on October 8, 2012 | 6 Comments
    Woah, the moment the doors opened and we walked out into the arrival hall at the Taipei international airport, we both knew that we were somewhere special. Taiwan was going to be very different to Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, that is for sure. We were both a little hungry...

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  • Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be famous? Having strangers know who you are. Being approached in the street by people wanting to talk to you. I’m sure most of us have wondered what it would be like at some point. After 9 weeks travelling around Cambodia I...

    Ever Wanted To Be Famous? Try Cambodia!

    Posted on September 2, 2012 | 4 Comments
    Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be famous? Having strangers know who you are. Being approached in the street by people wanting to talk to you. I’m sure most of us have wondered what it would be like at some point. After 9 weeks travelling around Cambodia I...

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  • We lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand for eight months back in 2009. During this time the only things we learnt in Thai were how to order our favourite foods, ask how much something was, complain that it was too expensive, and then say no thank you. Ok, perhaps we learnt...

    Speak from Day 1 – Fluent in 3 Months Review

    Posted on June 29, 2012 | 2 Comments
    We lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand for eight months back in 2009. During this time the only things we learnt in Thai were how to order our favourite foods, ask how much something was, complain that it was too expensive, and then say no thank you. Ok, perhaps we learnt...

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  • An international move is equal parts exciting and frightening. Taking off somewhere you may not have even visited before takes a peculiar mix of courage, desire for new experiences and sheer foolishness Here are some tips to make moving overseas and setting up a new home easier. This is partly...

    How To Move Overseas. 5 Tips.

    Posted on September 26, 2011 | 2 Comments
    An international move is equal parts exciting and frightening. Taking off somewhere you may not have even visited before takes a peculiar mix of courage, desire for new experiences and sheer foolishness Here are some tips to make moving overseas and setting up a new home easier. This is partly...

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  • We’ve now been in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a few days. In this time we’ve managed to find our way around town, done some shopping for some basics, found somewhere to live and visited the school where we’ll be gaining our TEFL qualifications. Despite both Tanya and I having travelled...

    Arriving in Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Posted on February 18, 2009 | No Comments
    We’ve now been in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a few days. In this time we’ve managed to find our way around town, done some shopping for some basics, found somewhere to live and visited the school where we’ll be gaining our TEFL qualifications. Despite both Tanya and I having travelled...

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