Expectations
Expectations
Defining Expectations
Expectations
The act of state of looking forward of anticipating
Expectations
“But, as with anything else… there are unforeseen complications lying like
crocodiles among the green river grass.” St. Kilda (Elmer, 2002, p. 54)
Expectations
“Everyone has expectations about life in another culture. These gremlins hide in
our pockets and sit unseen on our shoulders.”
(Elmer, 2002, p. 54)
Expectations
Expectations
My Expectation My Reality
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My Expectation
Study hard and learn language well
My Reality
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My Expectation
Study hard and learn language well
My Reality
Language was frustrating. Slow progress. Couldn’t spend the time I wanted to on language study because I had small children.
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My Expectation
Good relationships with coworkers.
My Reality
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My Expectation
Good relationships with coworkers.
My Reality
Had conflict with our assigned supervisor from the Language & Orientation Committee.
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My Expectation
We went to do church planting among the least reached Hakka people.
My Reality
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My Expectation
We went to do church planting among the least reached Hakka people.
My Reality
We had to push the L&O Committee and the field council to place us in a Hakka church plant for our internship.
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My Expectation
Thought we’d be in church planting internship with Isabel or Scott & Leslie
My Reality
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My Expectation
Thought we’d be in church planting internship with Isabel or Scott & Leslie
My Reality
Isabel had left Taiwan by the time we started our internship and the Powells were moving to Taichung as Area Director.
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My Expectation
Thought we would work with a national pastor for our internship and would be mentored by him in some way.
My Reality
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My Expectation
Thought we would work with a national pastor for our internship and would be mentored by him in some way.
My Reality
Pastor was Hakka Chinese from Indonesia. He was threatened by us and went around town gossiping and spreading untruth about us and our SEND coworker.
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My Expectation
Things would be okay at home with our family.
My Reality
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My Expectation
Things would be okay at home with our family.
My Reality
Tom’s dad died in an accident 3 months after we arrived on the field.
My grandmother died from negligence in her nursing home.
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My Expectation
Thought we’d be in Taiwan forever or at least until retirement!
My Reality
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My Expectation
Thought we’d be in Taiwan forever or at least until retirement!
My Reality
God moved us to China after our first term.
Cancer diagnosis for our 2 year old son brings us back to the States in 2004.
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My Expectation
Stinky streets from the sewer system and heat
My Reality
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My Expectation
Stinky streets from the sewer system and heat
My Reality
Stinky bathroom – the odor from the sewer came right up the pipes in our old house.
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My Expectation
Thought I would make friends with Taiwanese.
My Reality
Never could have imagined the deep friendships that would develop with Taiwanese.
Expectations
How do we manage our own expectations?
Expectations
How do we manage our own expectations?
Set realistic expectations
Expectations
How do we manage our own expectations?
Set realistic expectationsIdentify expectations ahead of time
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How do we deal with unmet expectations?
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How do we deal with unmet expectations?
Stop
Expectations
How do we deal with unmet expectations?
StopSuspend judgment
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How do we deal with unmet expectations?
StopSuspend judgment
Ask why
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How do we deal with unmet expectations?
StopSuspend judgment
Ask whyPray
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