Problem-Posing Vignette

Understanding the Dynamics of Culture Shock as a tool for Vignette ReflectionAfter I finished my Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, I taught for peerless year in primary school. After which, I taught in the King Saud University which relatively offers better income than my previous work. In order to erect my developmental skills, I went to the University of Wollongong in Australia to take Masters of Education in Educational Leadership. However, since my arrival in the said university, unexpected things came up. These unexpected things I classified as fusss since they were disrupting my psyche (ability to understand why things happen in such a way) and to an extent my studies. These problems ranged from the difficulty of learning English to the alleged(prenominal) polish haze.Useful paragraph to set the sceneBut the problem of learning English could be resolved through a thorough psychoanalyse of the language. This was not the baptismal font when it comes to culture shock. F or one, understanding culture shock would involve a get to understanding of the cultures that the students in the university belong.Identification of a couple of problemsWhen I took a plug from the Sydney airport to my place of stay, I noticed that driving was done on the other side of the road remote in Saudi-Arabian Arabia. I very thought that I could not drive in Australia, besides in due time I was satisfactory to do so. Added to that, I also noticed that many people in Australia liked to crack, unlike in Saudi, where all people have cars to use. It was pretty odd for a developed nation not to require its citizens to use cars as a musical mode of transportation. Maybe it was the preference of most of the people in Australia to walk than use car as a mode of transportation. Whatever the case, I was bound to examine the kinetics of this odd experience.Detail of experienceWith regard to the issue of gender, in Saudi Arabia, it is the norm that boys cannot study together wi th girls. In Australia, especially in the university, boys and girls ar normally involved in group studies, that is, boys and girls can study together without the restriction of law or custom. One of the greatest culture shock that I experienced was the time when girl students of the university (my classmates) study with me. Corollary to that, I also noticed that in Australia, women can teach men on a wide variety of subjects which is generally prohibited in Saudi Arabia.Hence, there were many times that women were education me some were connected to my subjects, others issues innate to my field of specialization. Lastly, I really thought that books in Australia are frequently cheaper than in Saudi Arabia. But such was not the case. Books in Australia are actually more expensive compared with the books in Saudi Arabia. I was really caught up on this experience since Australia being a developed cat valiumwealth can afford its citizens cheap books, only when it was not the case (thinking that since Australia encourages promotes education at all levels, it necessarily follows that it will provide cheap educational materials). More detail of experienceNow, my primary concern was to how to adapt or at least understand the justification of my experience. Since I came from a different pagan setting, it was hard for me in the start to cope up with the habits and customs of the Australian people. For an ordinary Australian or European, this is not really a problem since their heathen settings are almost similar. In Europe, boys are usually complicated with girls during study periods.I do not know about the prices of books in Europe, only when certainly it would not be a problem for the Europeans if the books in an Australian university are cheaper or more expensive than the books in a European university. Walking as a preferred mode of transportation was not really a big deal for Europeans or Asians perhaps. Most of them usually walk as in the case of major European or Asian cities. But in Saudi Arabia, things are quite different. on that point are laws that prohibit boys from studying with girls. Girls are also prohibited from teaching boys, and with regard to walking, the Saudi government advises its citizens to use car as mode of transportation.Initially, I had this fear that I might not be able to interact effectively with the students of the university because I belong to a different ethnicity, but because of act acquaintance with the students, stepwise I was able to understand the justifications of the cultural setting to which I am now seating. It was really odd for me that because of continued interaction with them, the culture shock that I experienced when I send-off came in Australia was melting away. Indeed, almost all of the culture shocks were for me just common events here in Australia. Now, there are definitely reasons or justifications for events that what meets the tenderness in the first instance. First, it is th e perception of oddness, and then there is understanding. I was able to conclude that continuous interaction with people who came from different ethnicities or cultural settings can help reduce culture shock.The more one interacts and talk to people, the more one understands the concerns of those people. Nonetheless, if biases are removed in the casual interaction with people in the university, one cannot discern the true pith of the cultural setting presented to you. As such, without much effort, my culture shock was gradually reduced. I just noticed that I was beginning to understand the dynamics of the events that I previously experienced. Reflecting on the past also helped me assessed my understanding of the issues presented to me. indeed what I did not really understand in the past was time-tested through real-life interaction. Thus, the things or situation I termed as culture shock were becoming common things for me. Now there are two questions that should be presented How do I absorb culture shock? and How can I help my friends or anyone who wants to reduce the effect of culture shock?