Question

Mai studied abroad for a semester and returned home excited to tell her family and friends all about her experiences. Mai experienced a sharp sense of letdown as her family and friends quickly lost interest in her stories. Mai is experiencing which stage of the intercultural adjustment model?

Answer 1

Answer:

Mai is experiencing the stage called reentry culture shock.

Explanation:

Reentry culture shock or reverse culture shock is experienced by 85% of the people who immerse in the culture of a different country. Upon returning home, they go through a period of adjustment, just like they did upon arriving at the country they were visiting. Symptoms of reentry culture shock include boredom, restlessness, resentment, isolation, feeling misunderstood, etc. It is common for people to still feel attached to the culture from where they are returning. That seems to be the case with Mai. While she is excited to tell everyone about her experiences, she fails to see that they are not as exciting to others as they are to her. She probably feels isolated and even misunderstood.