Sojourner's Five Stages

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Being a sojourner is full of happiness and sadness. When a sojourner moves to a new country, it can be exciting. A sojourner experiences new stuff at the new culture such as, sights, sound, and taste. A person may see something new that he has never seen before. He will taste new food that he did not has the same food in his culture. First, everything looks interesting, but it will become too much. Consequently, a sojourner starts feeling uncomfortable and stressed. Many professionals agree culture shock has five stages as followings. First, the preliminary stage is time before a sojourner leaves his home country, and is saying goodbye to his family and friends. When a sojourner recognizes that he is ready to leave, he invites his family members