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Shocked And Culturally Conflicted In Costa Rica

Before I left to study abroad in Costa Rica, I attended several meetings where travel-seasoned speakers looked down from their podiums and PowerPoint presentations to caution the wide-eyed study-abroad applicants about culture shock.

They warned us that we would be subject to feelings of depression, anxiety and loneliness as we struggled to adapt to a culture whose values and customs differ dramatically from our own.

I should have listened.

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