I will discuss my identity of a traveler, and how that identity opens up many opportunities in life.
Traveling is a huge part of who I am.
For example, a semester studying and living abroad fits almost perfectly into
my overall educational goals. I am a firm believer that traveling and
experiencing new cultures is one of the best ways to educate myself with new
perspectives, expose myself to future potential business partners, and help
myself grow as a person. I was brought up in the United States, and because
I’ve been raised in one consistent culture throughout my life, I have been
taught to think and see the world in a certain way. I believe living abroad
would open my eyes to how other cultures view the world, and would allow me to
consider possibilities outside my own opinions and viewpoints. Opening my mind
to various perspectives will be useful in the business world, especially when
solving problems creatively.
Traveling also exposes me to a
network of business partners I likely would not connect with if I do not live
in the country. I am a business school student, and as I have learned, the
business world is based upon how solid one’s connections are, and the economy
is based on how successful the business culture is. If I were the CEO of a
company and wanted to extend my company overseas, it would be very helpful to
have strong connections that understood the local area to help aid my company
become successful in other nations. Living abroad a semester will expose me to
a plethora of business partners who could potentially benefit my company or me
in the future both locally or internationally.
Finally, I know that my identity as
a traveler will help me grow as a person. Living in a new country and its
culture is an entirely different story. I realize I will face challenging
situations, whether academic or personal, and will not always have the comfort
of being able to reach out and ask my parents for help. However, this is
something I look forward to, as these challenges will strengthen me to become a
more independent individual, and force me to rely on my abilities and myself.
As a traveler, I want to achieve my
goal of becoming an individual who is able to adapt to any given situation. I
also seek to gain new business perspectives from a thriving market, and apply
these practices when I return to the US. Studying abroad is an experience that
is both exciting and challenging. I hope to encounter challenges that will push
me out of my comfort zone and teach me how to adapt my abilities and way of
thinking to any situation I may encounter. I also hope that from these
obstacles, I will learn how to come up with creative solutions from lessons I
have learned from my experiences traveling. I expect to pick up cultural
viewpoints that I can apply to my every day life, and hope my experience abroad
will help me discover and learn more about myself through another culture’s
eyes.
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