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Asia-Pacific

Wrestling with Culture Shock and Loneliness

I have never experienced culture shock before, but my time in India has proven to bring difficulties that I have not had to face, but has already caused me to look very deep within myself. Asking myself who I am and what I truly want out of this life.

- Lyndsey Del Castillo

Category: Anecdotes; Identity; Asia-Pacific

Tags: Center for Global and Intercultural Study; Programs; Socioeconomic Status; Gender Identity

The Commodification of Worship

"I wondered how it felt for those coming to the Stupa to pray and meditate, to watch hundreds of foreigners spin the prayer wheels for the “cultural experience.” I subsequently pondered what it meant to be a respectful tourist."

- Rachel Chiles

Category: Identity; Asia-Pacific

Tags: Center for Global and Intercultural Study; Programs; Religion-Spirituality

Archive: Asia-Pacific

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