Stress is a part of professional life and more so when you are living in an alien country. The sooner you understand and accept it the more easily you will adapt to your new environment. Depression and home sickness are symptoms that you should look out for. With this we all feel you will be confident and may be able to come out with your own User Manual. But before we leave, we would like to tell you about "The Culture Shock" that you may feel. Try to position yourself on this graph. The graph shows typical phases in the culture shock. It just makes you feel good, if you know that others are in the same boat !!!

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