Yale Uni Essay #1

 Ahlein Aya! The first thing I hear when I enter class, my best friend Mona, calling me to  sit beside her, I walk to her and kiss her on the cheek to greet her, as our teacher walks into the classroom to start class. I’ve always loved my peoples traditions , my land, my food and my Arab culture, I admire the deep passion I find in each and every one of us - the pride, the bravery and our optimistic attitude towards life. My people have taught me that I am privileged to wake up in the morning, I’m privileged with the fact I ate breakfast this morning. Life is so precious and it’s so easy for human beings to forget that every day is a day filled with so many possibilities, but my people make sure to remind me of this every day. But it hasn’t always been this way.

 My people come from neighboring countries, countries like Syria, Palestine and Iraq. We are all gathered in our second home, Jordan, in order to have security and reside in our own haven. As you may know, these countries are suffering from severe damage due to previous wars and economic breakdowns, exposing communities to death, pain and suffering. This Is what taught every single one of us to appreciate our every breath, every smile and every cry in sight, it was embedded in our minds that life can end at any second, and how it shouldn't ever be taken for granted.

 

My personality consists of little crumbs of the environment I grew up with, as well as the habits I have developed over the years. for example always feeling the need to have a rich smelling perfume with me at all times, or my tried and true morning routine consisting of a hot cup of tea, a biscuit and fairuz's music. Or my vibrant personality that stems from the outgoing people I’ve surrounded myself with since childhood. I’ve traveled many places and was exposed to many different cultures and beliefs in my lifetime, however I always find myself missing home, missing my people, my love for my origin is vast and never ending, I owe who I am, what I stand for and how I carry myself to my origin.    

 

However, exposure is knowledge and important for a developing human being like me, it teaches acceptance, tolerance and bravery. In order for my wishes of studying abroad to come true I need to have the bravery to step into an unknown environment by myself and learn independency and expose myself to new opportunities in order to grow. I believe studying in an international university will allow me to learn from professors of diverse perspectives, learn in the language where I can communicate globally, and learn business from the countries that do it best, opening myself up to new ways of learning and growing.

or the comfort I feel within myself, because I'm content with the fact that I have a a second home, and I'm open with the fact that I could have a third or fourth home isn't necessarily confusing, I've learnt to find peace within myself and using it for meh advantage.