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Culture Shock

Atlanta to Shenzhen, China — A Comedy of Delays, Dazed Wanderers, and Filet Mignon at 35,000 Feet

November 13, 2025 by mkaposch 2 Comments

Posted in: Culture Shock, Flights, Trains, Cars, and Others, Transportation

Seoul, South Korea: tradition and modern culture at its best.

September 17, 2024 by mkaposch 4 Comments

One flight ,15 hours 40 minutes. This is how our trip to South Korea started. I have never taken a single flight for that long and the thought of it made me cringe, but to me the destination was worth it. My husband is traveling to give scientific talks at two different conferences in Seoul, so I jumped at the chance of a few days of vacation before his work starts, to explore Korea.

Posted in: Culture Shock, Destinations Tagged: carryon, culture trip, food, seoul, south korea, travel

GRAND CANYON TRIP, A NEON COWBOY AND A PANDEMIC IN AN RV.

October 28, 2020 by mkaposch Leave a Comment

RV traveling is so new to me that every time we take off, I learn a different lesson or two. The purpose of our recent cross-country trip was to celebrate my husband’s milestone birthday where he would hike through the Grand Canyon, from rim to rim.

Posted in: Culture Shock, Destinations, First Timers

Survival Skills For Studying Abroad in Costa Rica

May 26, 2016 by mkaposch 1 Comment

I am in Costa Rica directing a five week university study abroad program, UNO Costa Rica. This country is an idyllic place with friendly people, beautiful beaches, breathtaking views, erupting volcanoes and green foliage everywhere. It seems like paradise but sometimes things don't turn the way we planned.

Posted in: Culture Shock, Destinations

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