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Egypt passport · started 2005–2009
give yourself grace and permission to feel like an outsider at first. Don't panic if you don't fit in immediately, find your small circle of people who get what it's like to live between worlds, and take it one day at a time
Before they found their people
Within a few months
What surprised them
I was really surprised by how fast-paced and intense the social dynamics felt. Having grown up abroad, where things were a bit more structured and predictable, adjusting to the chaotic, lively, and loud everyday social life in university was a bit of a culture shock at first
Wished they'd known
I wish someone had told me that 'reverse culture shock' is a real thing. Moving back to your home country for university doesn't automatically mean you'll instantly feel like you belong just because you share a passport; it actually takes time to bridge the gap between the culture you grew up in and the local culture
Choose it again?
yes, I would. Even though the transition was tough and lonely at times, it helped me build a stronger connection to my roots and taught me how to adapt to completely different environments. It made me much more resilient
Across every review here, expected to already be local predicts whether someone belonged. Treated as foreign doesn't. Why that is
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