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Adaptation

May
28
Chart plotting wellbeing by time. Hand annotated curve shows peak, then short dip before climbing up

"Are you loving it here?"

What was your last major life change? What ups and downs followed? Time to debrief how I'm doing 7 months into life in Colombia...
3 min read
Jan
11
Cropped image of poster advertising the Christmas parade

Debrief: Fireworks suck.

I’ve mentioned fireworks. Time for a full debrief. In adapting to a new culture, judging is messy business. It’
3 min read
Dec
05
apartment buildings and trees in foreground, in background a hill covered in lights

The honeymoon is over

Well, the honeymoon is over. I’m not sure how much of that shift was moving to our own apartment
3 min read
Nov
23
Graph showing 5 stages of adjustment, a W shaped curve with ups and downs, the up point of the honeymoon is circled

The honeymoon

Art, stories, food, conversation...I'm in awe. It's the honeymoon of my cultural adapation.
4 min read