amazingly unique
Woo wee, this is a big adverb stunt... hmmm, I guess, I guess it is alright! I am surprised, but it really sounds alright. Usually when you use a big adverb and an adjective it ends up sounding silly, but this is pretty good.
afford a great occasion to ----- I don't know, I think this one is sort of cliche... like, "afford me the opportunity... let's not use "afford"
...to raise my global awareness ---- this is too vague, I think it should say something specific, like, help me improve my Japanese. :-) Raising global awareness is good, but it is ABSTRACT, and abstract things, though cool, can make an essay vague and ill-defined.
More abstraction... all this below is what I think of as "fluff." It doesn't mean anything to say you are inquisitive by nature. I might say the same thing about myself. It is better to SHOW something about yourself: you are unique in your interest in Japan!
As an inquisitive person by nature, I am constantly driven to explore and learn new things from the people who surround me and in turn share what I have mastered with my peers. Throughout my life, I have cultivated a desire I am determined to both understand and connect with
other cultures and their the customs and spirituality of Japan; I harbor ...
I don' know if harbor is a good word. We say harbor resentment or harbor a criminal, but we "feel a sense of" profound respect for these phenomena
things and am confident that I can impart my feelings of wonder on others.
:-)