Psychology & Counseling, General, Social Sciences, Cultural, Urban 

Who would have thought that the first person you meet when you travel abroad is yourself?In this age of international travel, businesspeople and visitors alike must rise to the challenge of fitting into different cultures. Yet feeling at ease in a new culture requires more than simple adaptability and knowledge of foreign etiquette and customs. In order to travel successfully, you must first have a clear understanding of your own personality.In Culture from the Inside Out: Travel and Meet Yourself, an innovative approach to understanding culture and succeeding abroad, Alan Cornes outlines how an individual's characteristics play a fundamental part in how they encounter a new environment. Culture from the Inside Out takes readers on a personal journey to discover what it is about them that affects how they fare abroad. With Culture from the Inside Out, Cornes inspires the reader to overcome cultural anxiety and provides effective strategies for crossing cultures.Culture from the Inside Out should be required reading for all those considering living and working in unfamiliar cultures. -Elizabeth Kendall, Managing Director, Global Resources, OPP Limited An imaginative and insightful guide that helps the sojourner grasp the personal development opportunities offered by travel and interaction with different cultures. -Michelle Blackburn, Career Coach and Recruiter Alan Cornes provides a framework for turning raw experiences into meaningful multicultural insights. The book helps sojourners establish accurate empathy with culturally different people without trivializing differences. -Paul B. Pedersen, Professo - from Amzon