When working overseas and immersed in a foreign language, I found the processing power required for translation occupied my brain enough that I was less filtere

When working overseas and immersed in a foreign language, I found the processing power required for translation occupied my brain enough that I was less filtered and, as a result, more outgoing. I also picked up a new set of social cues and linguistic mannerisms since I was working with a blank slate of sorts. Both contributed to a slightly different personality.