Re-entry frustrations
Top 10 Re-entry Frustrations
- Boredom
- “No one wants to hear about this”
- It’s hard to explain (even to those who are willing to listen)
- Reverse homesickness
- Previous relationships have changed
- People misinterpret surface elements of the host culture that you may have adopted or other aspects of your behavior: e.g. a need to be alone or spend time with new friends or things you say
- Feelings of alienation
- Seeing home with critical eyes
- Inability to apply new knowledge, skills and attitudes
- Fear of losing the experience in the busyness of life
Adapted from the "Study Abroad Re-entry Handbook" of University at Buffalo, State University of New York (created by Rhona Cadenhead-Hames)
Watch this video of volunteers discussing re-entry: