I'm going to leave and stay in London for at least six months. There was a past issue of the fashion maganize, Nylon, that was all about England. I've been fascinated since.
I would want to pack pretty lightly. If I'm going to be gone for at least six months and studying a new culture, I would hope that I would acquire much of what I needed while I was there. Plus, going out and having to find where to get clothes or other items that I may need would be opportunities to observe the culture. Bringing very little from home would just add to the experience.
Despite not wanting to bring much of anything from home, I'd still bring a few things to keep my spirits up the entire six months. I'd bring something to write in, so I could document my experiences while living in this new culture. I'd also bring the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's one of my favorites, and whenever I'm in a situation that seems endless, it's a good book to read. I also drink tea to relax, but I'm pretty sure that I could get that there.
I believe that most of the things that I like will be understandable in this new culture. I can't really think of anything right now that wouldn't be understandable. I'm sure there would be things that seemed odd or not accepted. If I ended up in a situation where something I liked wasn't accepted or understandable, well, it's all in the experience of learning a new culture.
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Do you think the fact that you speak the same language as people in London would reduce your feelings of culture shock?
It would reduce some feelings of culture shock, because I would be able to communicate for the most part. However, I think at times I would become somewhat distressed because there are differences in the English we speak here and the English that is spoken in London. It'd still be a lot less culture shock than if I were to go a country where the language was completely different though.
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