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Adjusting to Expat Life in Ivory Coast

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adminee

From: United States

5/11/2009 11:49 EST

Hello ExpatExchange.com Members!

One area of interest for many expatriates is the need for assistance in
settling in and the management of culture shock. In order to identify
the information most needed by expats as they adapt to international
living, we'd like to know the biggest hurdles you faced in the process
of moving overseas.

Please help us in this project by answering these few questions:

When you moved to Ivory Coast, what was the most difficult part of settling
in there?

How much difficulty did you have with culture shock in Ivory Coast?

What would be the best, single piece of advice you'd give to an expat
(or soon to be expat) in Ivory Coast?

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Harrydog

7/15/2009 04:36 EST

Hi, the culture shock was more with the frustration of having no one to tell you what you needed to know. I had lived in Ghana before so it wasn't too bad from that point but with not speaking the language and having no one to ask if it was safe to walk on the streets during the day? How do the local people feel toward foreign women being out and about? Where do you shop? Are there markets for fresh fruit and vegetable? Where is a doctor for emergencies? Can I catch a cab, how does that work, do they have metres? These things were such a frustration that I became housebound and that is not good!!! Having another friendly face speaking your language to point you in the right direction would make the transition so much more easy without the fear and frustration.

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