This is one of my personal essay's...please critique! Thank you!
It seems I have inherited my mother's wanderlust. I love experiencing the magic and draw of various cultures, each with its own flavor and distinctions which seizes my inner soul and settles my heart. I feel at home when I travel. Lucky for me, I was born into a military family; travel was mandatory.
Children of the military personnel endure unique challenges, and I am lucky enough to be one of them. It creates wisdom beyond the year, a knowing person inside. Traveling from place to place, meeting my dad at fascinating Naval ports throughout the world only to wave goodbye to him as he sailed away on his Navy carrier. This nomadic life has been both the best and worst experience of my life. Never staying in one place long enough, making friends became an art to be mastered, as they would soon only be memories pasted into a photo album.
Living overseas, I was able to absorb the varied cultures - not just taste them. By the age of twelve, I could hail a cab in London, catch a train in any country, order a meal in any language, and navigate any city/town due to my military upbringing and the real-life education it has afforded me. I can be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's famous quote- "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.."
What others only observe in movies and books are realities and memories for me. From Italy to India and all those in between, each culture has brought a new understanding and awareness of both the differences and similarities of each society. While I have experienced so many countries with diverse cultures in the world, I feel that I am not done yet. Entering A&M, I look forward to new explorations and discoveries I want to immerse myself into the University "sucking out all the marrow" it has to offer - from student organizations, intramural sports, time honored traditions, and the best quality of education available; I want to show my love for this diverse and varied world with the students and professors on campus.
It seems I have inherited my mother's wanderlust. I love experiencing the magic and draw of various cultures, each with its own flavor and distinctions which seizes my inner soul and settles my heart. I feel at home when I travel. Lucky for me, I was born into a military family; travel was mandatory.
Children of the military personnel endure unique challenges, and I am lucky enough to be one of them. It creates wisdom beyond the year, a knowing person inside. Traveling from place to place, meeting my dad at fascinating Naval ports throughout the world only to wave goodbye to him as he sailed away on his Navy carrier. This nomadic life has been both the best and worst experience of my life. Never staying in one place long enough, making friends became an art to be mastered, as they would soon only be memories pasted into a photo album.
Living overseas, I was able to absorb the varied cultures - not just taste them. By the age of twelve, I could hail a cab in London, catch a train in any country, order a meal in any language, and navigate any city/town due to my military upbringing and the real-life education it has afforded me. I can be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's famous quote- "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.."
What others only observe in movies and books are realities and memories for me. From Italy to India and all those in between, each culture has brought a new understanding and awareness of both the differences and similarities of each society. While I have experienced so many countries with diverse cultures in the world, I feel that I am not done yet. Entering A&M, I look forward to new explorations and discoveries I want to immerse myself into the University "sucking out all the marrow" it has to offer - from student organizations, intramural sports, time honored traditions, and the best quality of education available; I want to show my love for this diverse and varied world with the students and professors on campus.
