Culture
shock: disorientation, alienation, insecurity. It’s a process of
adjusting to another type of life, and learning a new way of
expressing and understanding emotions—new meanings of old patterns.
It’s the process of decoding.
What does it mean to experience different cultures? How do we decode a new society? Do we ever truly adapt?
What does it mean to experience different cultures? How do we decode a new society? Do we ever truly adapt?
Photo: "The connection" (The character on the right means heart.)
Indonesia
and Turkey—I have experienced complete immersion in Muslim society
in order to UNDERSTAND. This has been an attempt to analyse and
comprehend faith. Living in Muslim society is like exploring the
underwater world—an entirely different world to me. I have learned
to accept that you cannot understand faith; you can simply BELIEVE.
Malaysia
& Singapore—melting pots. In each, Muslim, Chinese and Hindu
cultures create one society, one country. Do we ever blend in? Do we
need to?
