Culture Shock

After being in Peru (a third world country) for the past month, I am experiencing culture shock upon returning to the US.

• I find myself thinking in Spanish and wanting to initiate conversations in Spanish.
  
• Sticker shock - Everything is so expensive here. Example: $4 Starbucks coffee. In Peru, $4 would buy me a delicious meal. Another example: $10 taxi rides. In Peru, most taxi rides were $1 or $2.
  
• Luxurious and big cars and buildings. Everything is new.
  
• Being able to flush toilet paper.
  
• Not having to worry about eating/drinking unclean things.

Although I've come back with a new view of American life, I am happy to be back because it is a good quality of life and everything is familiar to me. But, I do miss the beauty of the Andes Mountains.