Diversity of Cultures by Eduardo

Diversity of Cultures by Eduardo - November 2017 Scholarship Essay

I am a person with multi-cultural values. My life has been shaped by diversity, from my relationships with my classmates in a bilingual elementary school in Mexico, to our move to the United States where my father was transferred by the paper manufacturing company who employs him. Multi-culture has always been a common factor in my life, from my discovery of a new cultural world in the United States, to the opening of our home to exchange students from other nations like Italy and France. I am a person full of love to the things that make me proud to be Mexican with the same love to the things that make me proud to be American. From my Mexican heritage, I love the family reunions, the after meal conversations, the Christmas traditions to include the Piñata. I love the music, soccer, and the food to include ‘enchiladas’, and ‘tacos’. From my American culture, I love the value of honor, the unconditional support to those less fortunate in our community, and traditions such as Thanksgiving. I love a walk in the woods, tennis, and food to include grits, hamburgers, and turkey legs. I am the product of these two great cultures. Being the product of two different cultures allows me to understand the value of diversity and visiting different places, meeting different people and understanding different cultures. Study abroad provides such a great value to me, or to any person, because of the richness of the experience.
Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. I have the goal to become a change agent to make this world a better place. What better way to assimilate learning than being submerged in a different culture while studying abroad?
My heart tells me I want to pursue a career in the medical field, my spirit teaches me to help others in need, my life has taught me to be an agent of change to help our society. Pursuing this dream as I enter my higher education is an important step towards that journey. I will, during my experiences studying abroad, find the perfect environment for my brain, my mind, and my heart to fulfill this goal and become an agent of change in this world.