Culture, Communication & Comfort:
Understanding and Appreciating a Life Abroad I

Living across cultures is an exciting and challenging experience. This four-part series prepares you to manage life abroad more effectively by raising your awareness of cultural differences and similarities as well as understanding their impact on day-to-day business interactions.

Understanding and appreciating the cultural adjustment process is key in this program. You will learn how to effectively manage your change and transition. Practical tips and tools are provided to help ease the adaptation process.

Bridging culture gaps and managing the inevitable culture bumps along the way can make for a successful and happy time living and working across cultures.

Program Goals:
• To understand and appreciate the complexity of culture and of a life abroad
• To take a journey of self-awareness: travel and meet yourself
• To examine reality and perception in understanding your new home – differences and similiarities
• To learn about and appreciate the cultural adjustment process as normal

Who Should Attend:
• Expatriates who have recently arrived or been here for a few months
• Employees and managers who work with expatriates and want to better understand their specific challenges
• People looking to expand their general intercultural knowledge and specific knowledge of American and German cultures

Be prepared to walk away with several suggestions you can apply right away to increase your understanding of where you are and how you can live your best life abroad.

Session 1: Welcome – Culture - Communication Session
Session 2: Stereotypes – Perceptions - Values Session
Session 3: Culture Specifics and Tips Session
Session 4: Intercultural Adjustment and Integration

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Program Design:
This well-balanced program is designed to accomodate all learning styles. Interactive presentations, simulations, exercises, discussion and storytelling are included.

Language: English (instruction & materials language)
Trainer speaks German and English fluently. Discussion, questions and answers can be in German or English.

Date / Time:
18.30-21.30 x 4 evenings
Session 1: October 21, 2009
Session 2: October 28, 2009
Session 3: November 4, 2009
Session 4: November 11, 2009

Program Location: First100Days offices in Leonberg

Cost: 200€ (includes 19% MwsT)
Program costs include pre-assessment, program design, all materials, and break / light snacks.

This program has a limited participant number of 10, so register now!

Visit http://www.caterpillarspirit.com/program_registration to register now!
Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and an invoice.

Interested but the above dates don‘t work for you?
As this is the first of several programs, a second session will be scheduled at the end of November/beginning of December. For further information, please contact Jamie at jamie@caterpillarspirit.com

Hosted By:
Jamie Müller
Achalmstraße 15
071116 Gärtringen, Germany
T +49 (0)7034.149 927
M +49 (0)172.75 71 479
www.caterpillarspirit.com
jamie@caterpillarspirit.com

Kathrin Heid / Amy Barreiro
Seestrasse 4
71229 Leonberg
T +49 (0)7152.611.98.02
M +49 (0) 1522 8 54 68 99
www.FIRST100DAYS.de
info@first100days.de
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