I am back in the USA! After being home for a little over a month, I feel I can look back and recognize the reverse culture shock that I have experienced after returning from China.
Because I was trying so hard to learn Chinese, understand, and hear it, I was constantly trying to understand just little things the Chinese people all around me were saying. Back in America, I had no trouble understanding what people are saying in English. It was a little overwhelming at first to be able to hear and understand everything people were saying because I had trained myself to listen so much while in China. Seeing so many white, none Asian people all over, took just a little getting used to. The stores having so many choices for each product and the prices being so high are crazy! Although I had a full schedule nearly everyday while in China, it was a walk in the park in comparison to my everyday life at home. I hit the ground running. I am starting into college full time, continuing with 4-H, teaching afterschool clubs, etc. I have had a couple opportunity's to speak about what my time in China was like, how the agriculture is different, about what an amazing opportunity it was. I miss China alot; Speaking Chinese, friends, the people...
I hope to go back sometime.
