reverse culture shock

Meet Pauline,

Third Culture Kid and host of this podcast. This week I'm in the 🔥 hot seat and talk through my childhood as a french girl in Ireland and South Africa, how I moved on my own terms later on, surprisingly back to Ireland ☘️, and also my return to France after all those years, my reverse culture shock and of course, the genesis of this podcast 🎙️

I'll share some tips to get through RCS and my favorite spots in Paris

☕ Voie 15 a café  and co-working space on the green belt with lovely terrace away from all cars

🌮 Bazurto for Co lombian tapas and a fun night vibe

🔥 Le Cheval Blanc  for a fancy coffee with a view in a 5 star hotel

🎤 My good vibe song I know there's gonna be good times 

Dorit Sasson, the author of two memoirs entitled Accidental soldier, and Sand and Steel, shared her incredible journey as an emigrant who moved to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces. Though Dorit's father is an Israeli, Dorit was raised in a hugely different environment from Israel, the US. Dorit's desperation to move out of the US got reinforced by her will to escape from her mom - who, at that time, negatively contributed to Dorit's inner maturity as a teenager.

Despite the fears presented upon her by her mom, Dorit was persistent in pursuing a volunteer spot in the Israel Defence Forces. We all might portray living in Israel as scary because of how the media present, but for Dorit, living in Israel and interacting with her fellow Jewish people made her feel alive, passionate, and safe. Everything was a blast compared to her life abroad.

While leaving the US was her escape as a teenager, Dorit had to escape again from Israel after eighteen years due to the economic mindset of the country - keep their citizens poor. Now, building a new life was the US is the start of Dorit's reverse culture shock experience. The attachment she created within the eighteen years of living in a country like Israel did not quickly fade and forever lives in her heart.

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TOPIC WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Leaving the US at 16 years old
• Serving in the Israel Defence Forces
• Reverse Culture shock
• Judaism and antisemitism

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Leaving your country, family and friends can be very scary. On top of that, there's a lot of uncertainty. "What am I going to do when I get there? Can I afford it? How can I find a job? What visa do I need?" Those were some of the questions I asked myself when I left my country. Now 8 years, 2 countries later and many interviews with people who've done it, I can help you do the same. Simply reach out to me at daniel@emigrantslife.com or visit this page to schedule a call with me.

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Meet Dorit,

Author of Sand and steel: a memoir of longing and fidning home. 

She tells us how she left the US during her college years to find a life she could relate to in Israel. First by serving in the military and then joining a Kibbutz where she founded a family. She tells us all about the community life within a Kibbutz, how they have evolved today and dives into what helped her deal with the reverse culture shock she experienced when she and her family made the difficult decision to move back to the USA and find a completely different set of values.

KIbbutz Recommendations:

Kibbutz Sde Nehemiya or Huliot in the North of Israel

Song: An enlgishman in New York  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk

Link to her website: https://www.doritsasson.com/

Meet Shannon from the USA, whose family were expats in Germany from 2009 until 2013. When they returned to the States, they realized their hearts were still in Germany, and so they immediately started making plans to go back.

Shannon talks about falling in love with the German way of life, making compromises for the greater good, and getting out of the expat bubble.

Follow Shannon on Instagram: @churchbellsandbicycles

If you're a woman and an expat living abroad, Shannon would love to hear from you!

Visit the blog post for this episode: Ep.8: Shannon from USA - Church Bells and Bicycles

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Instagram: the.germany.experience
Official podcast website: https://thegermanyexperience.de
YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/thegermanyexperience
Contact me: info@thegermanyexperience.de

Podcast Intro Music by: Adrian Bran