It's my first time to live in a foriegn country and so far, I think the culture shock has really hit me.
Before coming to Indonesia to teach, I read a lot on the country and spoke with quite a few current teachers thru forums and chat. So I thought I was ok and had well prepared.
Now I'm here in Jakarta teaching English to a class of 30 ten year old's. Ok, the teaching is tough, but that's not all.
There is so much different here than what I'm accustomed to back home. Hygiene really scares me along with the traffic and pollution. The only time in my day that is normal is when I'm asleep. My waking hours are strange and stressful. The heat is terrible. 2 minutes after stepping outside, I'm saturated in sweat. No body understands me and I can't speak a word of Indonesian or Chinese.
Any foreigners that can relate with this. What were your solutions? I'm really going crazy here.
