cross cultural

The Emotional Passport

The Emotional Passport

The “emotional passport” is a dynamic toolbox of skills learned and practiced during the full-circle of intercultural exchange: pre-departure, on site, and re-entry. Those who carry an emotional passport recognize that moving between cultures can contribute to high emotional arousal (discomfort, irritability, anger, homesickness, sadness) and understand that disengaging from emotional overload to quiet the mind will contribute to improved interactions cross culturally. To have a good emotional passport one must acquire skills to regulate emotional challenges experienced in cultural transitions.