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I moved back to India after 5 years in the US. I was startled and disoriented by reverse culture shock — here's how I moved forward.

Sun, 03/08/2026 - 06:09
Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
Left: Vaishali Gauba on a CBS news set; Right: Vaishali Gauba holding a reporter's Microsoft and wearing Indian-style clothes.
Gauba had to leave the US after 5 years because she couldn't get an H-1B visa.

Courtesy of Vaishali Gauba

Real Estate, Careers, contributor-2026, freelancer-uk, culture-shock, reverse-culture-shock, India

I moved to Shanghai from the Midwest 10 years ago. I struggle to relate to friends back home.

Mon, 04/14/2025 - 20:14
Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Woman posing in window frame in China.
Sophie Steiner moved to Shanghai in 2015.

Sophie Steiner

Real Estate, Travel, singapore-freelancer, Shanghai, China, living-abroad, personal-essay
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