Successful integration into new communities, cities, cultures and countries is exciting and challenging! In this five part on-line training series, Jennifer Kumar, Lifestyle and Cultural Adjustment mentor shares three tips and strategies one can use to adjust to new lifestyles, cultures and thoughts to increase integration and reduce culture shock.

1. Gauging Success in Adapting to Different
Cultures and Lifestyles
Part 1: Introductions
Jennifer Kumar, CC, MSW
Owner and Program Director
Authentic Journeys
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2. Stories and Tips on Cultural
Adjustment
Stories and thoughts on cultural adjustment
Tips and three exercises you can use today to
encourage success in any new culture
Ways we can interact after today!
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3. Getting to know you...
Are you a newcomer from another country or
across the country?
Are you interested in adapting new cultures
and lifestyles?
Do you want to balance different cultures to
create a unique, inspiring life?
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4. Getting to know you...
Are you experiencing culture shock?
Do you feel caught between cultures or
lifestyles?
Do you believe there are different lifestyle
or cultural definitions, pathways or behaviors
that define success?
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5. Layers of Meaning
Some questions about cultural adaptation are closed-ended
'yes' or 'no' questions-
...while others
encourage an
inventory of
ourselves on
different levels.
Lifestyle inventory
is one technique we
will discuss.
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6. Three Strategies/Techniques
Relating & Mentoring
Understand the culture through inquiry, understanding, trial and
error
Lifestyles Inventory
Examining different areas of your life, taking inventory of the
strengths and using them to overcome the challenges
Three tier approach
Adapting new behaviors through impression management and
intellectual integration
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7. Gauging Success in Adapting to Different
Cultures and Lifestyles
Jennifer Kumar, Owner and Program Director
Authentic Journeys
authenticjourneys@gmail.com
www.authenticjourneys.info
Click here to watch part two!
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