tigers_12
Mar 13, 2012
Undergraduate / 'trip to Guatemala' extracurricular activities- common app [6]
I made it shorter. What do you think? Tell me if this is strong short answer or not~
Since I was a child, I have had the opportunity of voyaging around the world. I love traveling because I enjoy meeting local people, experiencing new culture and food. My experience in traveling has built me to become an open, strong and considerate individual. With the passion to learn Spanish and the assimilate culture, I traveled to Spain and Guatemala. September 3rd 2011 marks the beginning of a significant juncture during which I took a semester off to travel to Guatemala. Being the only Asian girl in Guatemala was an interesting experience. Wherever I went, people stared at me and they were so surprised when I started to talk to them in Spanish. Traveling alone offered me more chances to see and feel the non-tourist side of Latin America. I had my incomparable and memorable experience such as making my first tortilla in my life, visiting the Mayan pyramids in Tikal, and going on a cave tour only with candles. This trip was just a whole new undertaking for me. It opened in me a new perspective of Latin American culture which I understand now better than any time of my life.
I made it shorter. What do you think? Tell me if this is strong short answer or not~
Since I was a child, I have had the opportunity of voyaging around the world. I love traveling because I enjoy meeting local people, experiencing new culture and food. My experience in traveling has built me to become an open, strong and considerate individual. With the passion to learn Spanish and the assimilate culture, I traveled to Spain and Guatemala. September 3rd 2011 marks the beginning of a significant juncture during which I took a semester off to travel to Guatemala. Being the only Asian girl in Guatemala was an interesting experience. Wherever I went, people stared at me and they were so surprised when I started to talk to them in Spanish. Traveling alone offered me more chances to see and feel the non-tourist side of Latin America. I had my incomparable and memorable experience such as making my first tortilla in my life, visiting the Mayan pyramids in Tikal, and going on a cave tour only with candles. This trip was just a whole new undertaking for me. It opened in me a new perspective of Latin American culture which I understand now better than any time of my life.
