In this special Holiday Edition Stephen and Jennie Jones, new staff at Envision Berlin, join Mike to revisit the themes of the Neutral Zone, Culture Stress, and Culture Shock through the lens of holidays - from Halloween - Christmas.
Holidays can be times when the transitions are felt more intensely. The combination of missing events from the US and experiencing familiar and unfamiliar holidays in a new location can trigger strong emotions - both positive and negative.
You also begin to appreciate the significance of certain holidays, and the “background” to those holidays, when you experience them from a very different perspective.
Resources from this episode:
Stephen’s book Transitions Across Cultures: Bookshop.org or Amazon (As Amazon Associates, we receive a small proceed of books purchased using this link.)
Our episodes on The Neutral Zone - Episode 4, Episode 5, and Episode 6
Our Episodes on Culture Shock - Episode 19, Episode 20, and Episode 21
Follow Stephen and Jennie on Instagram: @thejonesesinberlin
Visit liminal edges on Instagram: @liminal_edges
Blog posts from Stephen at iamintercultural.com
Contact I Am Intercultural about customizing the Cross-Cultural Transitions Handbook for your cross-cultural ministry organization.
Join the conversation on Discord
Email us at [email protected]
William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes. 2nd. Ed. 2004 (As Amazon Associates, we receive a small proceed of books purchased using this link.)
About the host and guests:
Bio from Stephen
Bio from Jennie
Bio from Mike
Credits:
Regular Theme music by Mike Picconatto
Unterwegs is recorded and produced in a partnership with Envision Berlin
Cover art: Rachel Norton
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