
CРОЧНО, ПЕРЕВЕДИТЕ, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА! НЕ ПЕРЕВОДЧИКОМ, ПРОШУУУ! Saying Tamara Blackmore experienced
culture shock when she arrived here last September is an understatement. It was more like culture trauma (extreme form of “culture shock”) for this adventurous student who left Melbourne’s Monash University to spend her junior year at Boston College (BC). Bkackmore, 20, was joined at BC by 50 other exchange students from around the world. Like the thousands of exchange students who enroll in American colleges each year, Blackmore discovered firsthand (learned by directly seeing or experiencing) there is a sea of difference (very big difference) between reading about and experiencing America firsthand. She felt the difference as soon as she stepped off the plane. As soon as she landed in Boston, Blackmore could feel the tension in the air. She was about to taste (to experience) a lifestyle far more hectic (very busy) than the one she left. “Driving in Boston is crazy,” says Blackmore. “It took me a while to get used to the roads and the driving style here. I was always afraid someone was going to hit me. It was particularly tricky since the steering wheel was on the wrong side of the car. In Australia, it’s on the right side.” Beyond the cars and traffic jams, Blackmore said it took a while to get used to so many people in one place, all of whom seemed like they were moving at warp speed (traveling very, very quickly). “There are only 18 million people in Australia spread out over an entire country,” she says, “compared to more than six million people in the state of Massachusetts alone. We don’t have the kind of congestion you have in Boston. There is a whole different perception of space”. The pressing problem for Blackmore was making a quick adjustment to the American lifestyle that felt like it was run by a stopwatch (a watch which can be started and stopped by pressing a button). For this easygoing Australian, Americans seemed like perpetual – motion machines (machines that never stop moving). “Americans are very time-oriented,” Blackmore says.

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Tamara Blackmore experienced extreme culture shock when she arrived in Boston last September. As a student from Melbourne's Monash University, she decided to spend her junior year at Boston College. Along with 50 other exchange students from around the world, Blackmore quickly realized that there was a significant difference between reading about America and experiencing it firsthand.
The moment she stepped off the plane in Boston, Blackmore could feel the tension in the air. The fast-paced lifestyle was immediately apparent, especially when it came to driving. She found driving in Boston to be crazy and had to get used to the roads and driving style. The fact that the steering wheel was on the opposite side of the car from what she was used to in Australia added to the challenge.
Beyond the chaotic traffic, Blackmore also had to adjust to the sheer number of people in one place. Coming from a country with a population of only 18 million spread out over a vast area, the density of people in Massachusetts alone was overwhelming. The constant hustle and bustle made it feel like everyone was moving at warp speed.
One of the biggest challenges for Blackmore was adapting to the time-oriented nature of American culture. Americans seemed to be always in a hurry, constantly checking their watches and following strict schedules. As an easygoing Australian, she found this perpetual motion lifestyle to be quite different from what she was accustomed to.
Overall, Blackmore's experience can be described as culture trauma rather than culture shock. The drastic differences between her home country and the United States, from driving styles to population density to the time-oriented culture, required her to make quick adjustments. However, despite the challenges, Blackmore embraced her time at Boston College and the opportunity to immerse herself in a new culture.


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