Henry Ford once said, ¡°Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this.¡± My personal experience that made me a bigger person was my worldwide traveling. ¡°International¡± may be the exact word to describe myself. I am now very outgoing, but I used to be very timid. My introverted personality even prohibited me from asking where an item was in the supermarket. I moved to a different environment every three years because of my dad¡¯s job. Whenever he told me that I had to move again, I felt as if I were becoming aloof. I envied my friends who remained in one place having a place called ¡°home¡±. Living in different places with different cultures every three years made me feel like I had no place in this world.
However, one day I realized international traveling positively impacted my life. Every time I moved, I got better at
accommodating to a new setting and meeting new people. I learned how to use my Asian background as a beneficial tool and to see myself as a unique person rather than as a vagrant. Also, my personality changed from introverted to sociable. I developed a strong yen to know and learn about each person and their culture.
In order to use this skill that God has provided, I asked myself what I really want to do with my life. Although my dream was to become a doctor staying in one place called ¡°home,¡± after reading this poem, I realized what I really want to do is to become a doctor in third world countries. Why? Firstly, I want to see the world, and I believe, only by living in a poor country, can I truly see culture. A rich epicure can basically get the same thing everywhere, caviar in America, caviar in France; what is the difference? In order to understand another culture, I must be a part of
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