This chapter looks at the unintended
conflicts that often arise during intercultural encounters. “The simplest form
of intercultural encounter is between one foreign individual and a new cultural
environment.”Quoted from P384. According to people’s feeling over time in a
foreign cultural environment, an acculturation curve is plotted. It is a quite
interesting idea. The curve is composed of four phases and they are euphoria,
culture shock, acculturation and stable state. The length of time scale depends
on people.
In my case of coming to US, I was first so
excited to travel and see around the campus. Everything was new to me. Even the
ordinary dinning meal and singing performance on the street was attractive to
me. It was the first two weeks that I was in US and I named it “exploring
period” in my photo album. Then I started to plan my life here. I looked for
the RSO that I might have fun in this semester. And it was still at the excited
state. This state lasted around two more weeks. In the beginning of February,
more and more assignments and exams came and I start to adopt the life style in
US. The feeling I had came to normal or even negative because of the busy
works. These three processes repeated in the last few months. And now the
semester is ending. I can say that I really enjoyed the life in US. On one
hand, I miss my family and my friends in Macau. On the other hand, I will miss
US and the life here as well after my return. No matter what, let’s enjoy the
rest time here.
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