Using environmental enrichment to overcome culture shock | Elizabeth Cryan | TEDxPCC

Elizabeth shares lessons learned after moving from Mexico to the United States and talks about her experiences acclimating to her new life. She discusses how she drew on her work with animals in a national zoo to help deal with the emotional strain of culture shock, and find a sense of belonging in her new home. Elizabeth Cryan is a Landscape Designer, Veterinarian, and Horticulturalists who lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two daughters. While training to become a Veterinarian she interned at Africam Safari, the biggest zoo in central and South America, located in Puebla Mexico where she was raised. After finishing her degree she got married and moved to the United States where she started her family. After working in emergency veterinary medicine she made the transition into horticulture and shortly thereafter progressed into landscape design where she has studied and worked since. Elizabeth and her husband have two awesome daughters and live outside of Portland Oregon where they love to spend time outdoors and travel. She is very passionate about the green industry and in her spare time works as a volunteer to educate and raise money for causes she supports. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx