I still have yet to experience culture shock. It is important to note that my experiences here will certainly be different than someone else's experiences. Just because I am not experiencing issues adjusting does not mean that my friends are not.
Despite my lack of obvious signs of culture shock, there are still some things that I needed to adjust to. As I said before, I live in an apartment normally. Now, I have to re-adjust to living in a university's dorm again. This has been a little challenging since I no longer have a kitchen. I really miss being able to cook my own meals. Despite this, I have been going out every day to find good restaurants and snacks. I also had to get used to the trash system here. Unlike the US, trash is separated by recyclables and non-recyclables. There is also a seperate trash category for food waste.
I had to adapt to the lack of personal space people have here. It is very common for people to be physically close to one antother, even if they are strangers. This may seem odd or uncomfortable for me but is totally normal for people here. These are the main things that I struggle with here, I am sure that I will adapt to these things soon. My pieces of advice for those of you that want to study abroad are as follows:
