Backpack by Aubrey
Aubreyof Seguin's entry into Varsity Tutor's March 2016 scholarship contest
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Backpack by Aubrey - March 2016 Scholarship Essay
Let's take a moment here to think. Seeing new cultures, some totally different than your own. Meeting new people who might give you a different perspective on how you judge people. Hearing different stories that will make you cry, laugh and think about your own deep personal story. Feel excitement for being somewhere totally new for the first time. Tasting crazy foods that you can go back home and share with your friends. Now who doesn't want to do all of that?
As a college student, I know that this time in my life will teach me things I will carry on for the rest of my life. Not only my experiences from my past but things I go through now will influence my achievement in life. This being said, I want to travel abroad so I can not just learn things from my small town and its surroundings. When you travel you become more aware and more knowledgeable about things other than your own. You become more open minded. But if you are not forced to do it some people won't ever get to experience another place and those that want to do not get the chance. Making studying abroad a requirement, will force people to get out of their comfort zones, their blissful ignorance and it will also give an opportunity to those who would pack up and leave tomorrow.
We are forced to take basic or CORE classes in college because the higher education system wants us to be more well rounded and not just educated on our determined majors so why not force us to go study abroad in college? It will help us learn not only at a different pace but in a totally different aspect. I have heard many stories about people going abroad and loving it! I want to be able to say I have traveled and experienced different cultures and ways of life. It is on my bucket list to say I have been somewhere outside of my comfort zone. I hope to gain an experience I will never forget and refer back to it in the future.