Transitional Nature

The transition from one culture to another is fraut with difficulties. Although one may know the rules of the game, practicing those rules is another issue entirely. For instance, remember when you were in science class? The physics teacher verbally explained the correct steps that needed to be taken in order to conduct the experiment successfully without causing any personal harm. She painstakingly drew a diagram on the whiteboard for you, just to make sure that everything was clear. But what usually happened when you actually came to follow the instructions? Didn’t you always manage to burn your fingers on the Bunsen Burner or spill some deadly concoction on your best friend’s lab coat? Living here has proven to be a repeat of that careless scenario. On a larger scale. With more personal harm inflicted on an individual than could ever be expected, especially by a naive person of western origins like yours truly.