Blantyre, Malawi
I'm not sure who first likened so-called "cultural shock" to one of nature's most basic forms - waves of water - but the analogy well describes the travelers' adjustment period.When most people prepare to visit and then finally arrive in a foreign environment, they're a bit nervous, anxious as to what they will discover:Odd local customs? Strange food?New (and maybe complicated) forms of transportation?Curious accommodations?Perhaps the simple discomfor...