Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

Word bank:

A anxiety

B handle

C mostly

D expectations

E weird

F explore

G adventure

H eventually

I crowded

J challenges

Many people, when they begin living in a new country for the first time, will experience something called "culture shock". This is the feeling of 1) ______ you get when you find yourself in a culture very different to your own.

Perhaps there are things about the culture that seem 2) ______ to you, or maybe there are customs that make you feel inadequate. You may feel it is all too much for you to 3) ______, but all this is a totally normal part of culture shock, and a valuable part of the 4) ______ of living abroad.

During this time, you may face 5) ______, but as you come to understand the culture, things will begin to fall into place. You will benefit greatly if you do your best to 6) ______ the local culture, and make the effort to socialize with the locals. The culture will then start seeming less and less strange to you. You will 7) ______ feel right at home.

Overcoming culture shock is a meaningful experience, and it can give you an important perspective not just on other cultures, but on yourself, too.