420W (Journal 2): Effects of moving permanently to another country

In this paragraph I will elucidate the main effects of living abroad permanently. If someone decides to immigrate to another country, for any reason, all kinds of problems, challenges, and positive experiences can be classified with two subject areas: dissociation of the native country and integration with the new country.
The dissociation might be a hard process, because you have to leave back a lot. First of all, you will probably miss your family and your friends. Certainly, you will not lose contact completely, as there are a few modern technologies like telephone or the Internet which allow you to communicate with them regularly. Anyway, the most of your social contacts to your home country will attenuate or even break up. Additionally, you have to leave behind some cultural values, habits, and behaviours such as language, daily routines, climate, religion and so on; that depends strongly on the differences between the two countries.
The integration process in your new country is important and multi-layered. You have to make new friends and build up a social network. At this, cultural differences and language problems may be a big challenge that needs time and willingness. Furthermore, you adapt to new habits and values, which could be very interesting or even strange. Normally, immigrants also look for people who're sitting in the same boat. Get-Togheter with compatriots of your native country is pretty common, and it gives you the opportunities to get assistance with integration problems or to celebrate habits and values which you're missing.
In conclusion, it can be said that the process of integration is in contrast with the dissociation process, whereas, it might be difficult to balance each other.

420W journal 1

Since the 22th of september I'm attending the 12-week Intensive English Programm at the UBC English Language Institute (ELI). There are several reasons why I have chosen to study at this school. Firstly, it was longly a dream of mine to live abroad for a short time and to improve my English. Only now the time has come where it really fitts. After my final master degree this summer I was ready for an adventure, not for professional everyday life. Furthermore, for me the advancement of my English skills is pretty important for my future career, because English is the language of science and I will probably work in this field. For my English stay I had to choose between the destinations Ireland, Scottland and Canada. Finally I decided to enjoy my English stay in Canada, because I can visit an old friend that way who immigrated to Vancouver 3 years ago. Additionally, Vancouver gives me the alternative to getting to know a new country and another way of life. While I was searching for an machting school in the internet, I came across the ELI offer, that immediately convinced me. These are the reasons why I'm studying at the ELI.

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