joshuagarcia91
Feb 9, 2016
Scholarship / One brush at a time. KGSP Introductory letter. [7]
Hello. My name is Joshua, From Mexico. I am writing an essay for the Korean Goverment Scholarship Program. It is divided in two Parts: The first one is a letter of self introduction. asking these questions:
o Your course of life, your view of life, study background, your hopes & wishes, etc
o Your education and work experience, etc., in relation to the KGSP program
o Your motivations for applying for this program
o Reason for study in Korea
So far i have made 3 drafts of the introductory letter and merged them into this one. I believe that the 3rd paragraph is very vague and consumes a lot of space, but i am not sure how to make it shorter. I would like to ask for some help and advices. i am also having a bit of a trouble for the closing part.
It was a January the 6th; I was also six years old. My father gave me a small gift bag for the "Three Kings' day", A very unique tradition in Mexico which is similar to Christmas day, inside of it was a box with only two objects: The first was a small egg-shaped ball made of a solid material similar to sand and the second one was a tiny brush. Even when I do not remember the exact words the instructions were simple: "Use only the brush to discover what is inside, a surprise awaits you". I still cannot exactly know what caught my eye about that simple but yet particular instruction nevertheless, I instantly took the egg in my hands and observed it carefully. I thought about the situation and the possibilities I had in order to open it, "what if the mysterious thing inside is very delicate and breaks if I smash it against the floor or if it gets damaged if I use water", I said. After my deliberation I decided to follow the rules and start brushing the sand in order to get to my goal. The next few days my normal habits changed drastically. I Became obsessed with the content of the egg and I wanted to get it as soon as possible, waking up earlier than what was normally used so I can advance as much as possible without wasting any time before going to school and sleeping late at night with the same purpose, one brush at a time. For the first time I had my heart set on something and it was up to me if either I could achieve it or not. Slowly, with every delicate brushing, a figure began to take shape in the sand. First a horn, then two legs and a tail, until it finally appeared. A small decorative figure of a dinosaur.
I come from a family that has always been highly competitive in the academic area. Both of my parents graduated from their respective Universities among the best in their generation. They decided to dedicate their lives to teaching. My sister, as well as them, finished her medicine school in similar terms and is now a critical care pediatric subspecialist. I, for example, graduated from university as a Psychologist with an honorable mention and have received similar recognitions for my academically outstanding performance, However that does not mean it has been easy for us to obtain, or it does not even imply we pursued these awards for the meaning of themselves, they represent great honor, yes, but we earned them thanks to one distinctive characteristic: Effort. Thanks to the example given to me by my family I can say I learned how difficult trying to achieve what you want can be and how important it is to keep moving forward and overcome any difficulty that comes in order to grow from every defeat.
After finishing a period of voluntary service in the Community Counseling Center of the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas I decided to take a pause on my academic life to focus on obtaining work experience. I knew from the beginning that getting a human resources job in a highly competitive area as my city would not be easy. Many of my colleagues and friends managed to quickly find jobs in education, mostly as substitute teachers; however, I chose to follow a different path. (I want to talk about how it took six months for me to find a job in order to connect this part). I found my first job opportunity working as a trainee Human resources executive for a company focused on providing security and administrative services. Our Most important client was one the fastest growing ports in the country, The port of Altamira In the state of Tamaulipas. There, thanks to the support of my boss, we managed to Introduce a model of competencies oriented Interview and the modification of psychometric assessment according to the profiles required and after a short period of time i got formally hired for the company. I knew at that moment I was able to take the next step.
Every single day for the last six months I have been waking up with only one thing in mind: The KGSP.
If a word defines the Korean Culture for me, that is effort. The simple fact
Because even if I fail I know I can get up again
The same effort that started to define me back when I was a child, one brush at a time.
(these are just ideas).
Thanks for your time in advance guys.
Joshua.
Hello. My name is Joshua, From Mexico. I am writing an essay for the Korean Goverment Scholarship Program. It is divided in two Parts: The first one is a letter of self introduction. asking these questions:
o Your course of life, your view of life, study background, your hopes & wishes, etc
o Your education and work experience, etc., in relation to the KGSP program
o Your motivations for applying for this program
o Reason for study in Korea
So far i have made 3 drafts of the introductory letter and merged them into this one. I believe that the 3rd paragraph is very vague and consumes a lot of space, but i am not sure how to make it shorter. I would like to ask for some help and advices. i am also having a bit of a trouble for the closing part.
It was a January the 6th; I was also six years old. My father gave me a small gift bag for the "Three Kings' day", A very unique tradition in Mexico which is similar to Christmas day, inside of it was a box with only two objects: The first was a small egg-shaped ball made of a solid material similar to sand and the second one was a tiny brush. Even when I do not remember the exact words the instructions were simple: "Use only the brush to discover what is inside, a surprise awaits you". I still cannot exactly know what caught my eye about that simple but yet particular instruction nevertheless, I instantly took the egg in my hands and observed it carefully. I thought about the situation and the possibilities I had in order to open it, "what if the mysterious thing inside is very delicate and breaks if I smash it against the floor or if it gets damaged if I use water", I said. After my deliberation I decided to follow the rules and start brushing the sand in order to get to my goal. The next few days my normal habits changed drastically. I Became obsessed with the content of the egg and I wanted to get it as soon as possible, waking up earlier than what was normally used so I can advance as much as possible without wasting any time before going to school and sleeping late at night with the same purpose, one brush at a time. For the first time I had my heart set on something and it was up to me if either I could achieve it or not. Slowly, with every delicate brushing, a figure began to take shape in the sand. First a horn, then two legs and a tail, until it finally appeared. A small decorative figure of a dinosaur.
I come from a family that has always been highly competitive in the academic area. Both of my parents graduated from their respective Universities among the best in their generation. They decided to dedicate their lives to teaching. My sister, as well as them, finished her medicine school in similar terms and is now a critical care pediatric subspecialist. I, for example, graduated from university as a Psychologist with an honorable mention and have received similar recognitions for my academically outstanding performance, However that does not mean it has been easy for us to obtain, or it does not even imply we pursued these awards for the meaning of themselves, they represent great honor, yes, but we earned them thanks to one distinctive characteristic: Effort. Thanks to the example given to me by my family I can say I learned how difficult trying to achieve what you want can be and how important it is to keep moving forward and overcome any difficulty that comes in order to grow from every defeat.
After finishing a period of voluntary service in the Community Counseling Center of the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas I decided to take a pause on my academic life to focus on obtaining work experience. I knew from the beginning that getting a human resources job in a highly competitive area as my city would not be easy. Many of my colleagues and friends managed to quickly find jobs in education, mostly as substitute teachers; however, I chose to follow a different path. (
Every single day for the last six months I have been waking up with only one thing in mind: The KGSP.
If a word defines the Korean Culture for me, that is effort. The simple fact
Because even if I fail I know I can get up again
The same effort that started to define me back when I was a child, one brush at a time.
(these are just ideas).
Thanks for your time in advance guys.
Joshua.