Imagine that you have been transported to a place in the world where the culture, language, traditions, values, beliefs and practices, food, dress, gender roles, religious beliefs, individual rights, family roles, and child rearing practices are completely different to your own. You are required to live in this place for six months without any contact with your home or family.

Describe how you might feel and what would you miss most. What assistance would you like from your new community to help you settle in and feel safe? 

Describe how you might translate this self-reflection to your work with customers and colleagues from a culture other than your own.