Lixtik
Oct 25, 2016
Scholarship / I have always said that architecture is my passion but volunteering has my heart. Applying Chevening [5]
Chevening is looking for individuals that will be future leaders or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer.
I have always said that architecture is my passion but volunteering has my heart. I started volunteering in 2008 when I joined Rotaract club, which is the junior division of Rotary club international for people between the ages 18-30. My Rotaract club was conformed by young people of various ages with different careers and fields of study. I started as a simple active member and later on I even got the chance to be part of the directive board. We used to organized events with charity purpose, especially for poor children/orphans and elder care. During my time in Rotaract I was still studding architecture, so I tried to mix both things the best way I could. In 2011 I was in charge of applying a mobility awareness campaign that I designed with my friends at the university, the members of Rotaract showed their interest in this matter and we took action expanding this campaign in high schools and other Rotaract clubs in the city. It was always a huge deal for me to do these activities with Rotaract, but it felt much special to mix my skills and field of study with it. Volunteering gives you some sense of purpose, it helps to connect to the community and make it a better place. On that same year I took volunteering to another level, I volunteered for FIFA during the Women's world cup in Germany. I had the chance to work at the stadium in the city of Dresden, where I was assigned to work as a media and communication volunteer. Fixing mixed zones, preparing press conferences and being a language support to the press and photographers became my every day thing. It was amazing to work on something that was so new to me and had nothing to do with architecture. I gave the best of me and learnt that even though I would become an architect later on, my career shouldn't define me, I could take chances and learn from it to be a better person. With this experience I learnt to work as a team, with people from around the world that had not only different nationalities but different believes religions and languages. I learnt to work under pressure in a field that was so different to what I was used to, and that exactly was what made the experience so much better. I got addictive to volunteering in sports events, that's why I keep doing it. I had the opportunity to volunteer not only in Germany, but in Poland during UEFA Euro Poland-Ukraine 2012 and later in FIFA World cup Brazil 2014. I've meet the best people in the world in this events, I have felt like part of a huge family and learnt from living in the most uncommon places and even though feeling at home.
Chevening is looking for individuals that will be future leaders or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer.
I have always said that architecture is my passion but volunteering has my heart. I started volunteering in 2008 when I joined Rotaract club, which is the junior division of Rotary club international for people between the ages 18-30. My Rotaract club was conformed by young people of various ages with different careers and fields of study. I started as a simple active member and later on I even got the chance to be part of the directive board. We used to organized events with charity purpose, especially for poor children/orphans and elder care. During my time in Rotaract I was still studding architecture, so I tried to mix both things the best way I could. In 2011 I was in charge of applying a mobility awareness campaign that I designed with my friends at the university, the members of Rotaract showed their interest in this matter and we took action expanding this campaign in high schools and other Rotaract clubs in the city. It was always a huge deal for me to do these activities with Rotaract, but it felt much special to mix my skills and field of study with it. Volunteering gives you some sense of purpose, it helps to connect to the community and make it a better place. On that same year I took volunteering to another level, I volunteered for FIFA during the Women's world cup in Germany. I had the chance to work at the stadium in the city of Dresden, where I was assigned to work as a media and communication volunteer. Fixing mixed zones, preparing press conferences and being a language support to the press and photographers became my every day thing. It was amazing to work on something that was so new to me and had nothing to do with architecture. I gave the best of me and learnt that even though I would become an architect later on, my career shouldn't define me, I could take chances and learn from it to be a better person. With this experience I learnt to work as a team, with people from around the world that had not only different nationalities but different believes religions and languages. I learnt to work under pressure in a field that was so different to what I was used to, and that exactly was what made the experience so much better. I got addictive to volunteering in sports events, that's why I keep doing it. I had the opportunity to volunteer not only in Germany, but in Poland during UEFA Euro Poland-Ukraine 2012 and later in FIFA World cup Brazil 2014. I've meet the best people in the world in this events, I have felt like part of a huge family and learnt from living in the most uncommon places and even though feeling at home.