Monday, February 20, 2012

Cross Me Up, Cross Me Down

There and back again. And again, and some more...

Cross-cultural training: A formal educational program designed to enhance expatriation success by improving expatriates' understanding of and level of comfort with the differences in culture, living conditions, and business environment in a foreign location.

Cross-cultural training: Learning to buy groceries, do your laundry, stay on good terms with your neighbors, and keep out of the newspapers.

Cross-cultural training: Being constantly embarrassed in public while being stared at, and coming to understand that it isn't about you. It is you. And always will be.