Please describe any travel or experiences that have prepared you for the Global Engineering RAP. This can include international travel and study abroad or any travel or experiences within the US that have showed you new perspectives, cultures or languages. If you have not had the chance yet to travel, please share where you would like to travel and why. When I was 13 years old my parents decided to move to Ireland with the intention of living abroad for one year. They started a new job and enrolled my sister and I in Irish schools. At school, I had to adapt to different expectations while learning what the students social norms were. I was enrolled in 11 different classes including some I had very little or no experience in such as comparative religion, business, and music. Despite the enormous learning curve I was presented I learned how to adapt to new situations and the importance of stepping outside of my comfort zone. During school breaks my family and I travelled extensively throughout Europe, visiting a total of 13 countries before returning home to Colorado after one year. We traveled to many places, including Greece and Germany, that spoke languages that looked and sounded very different from English. My parents taught me that despite the language barrier we were still able to navigate and make our way in a foreign country, and because of this language should never be a barrier for travel. Visiting so many places that I had only read in books up until that point changed my perspective of the world and helped me understand my place in it. Having had the opportunity to live abroad and visit so many places has inspired me to be a global changemaker in the field of sustainability. Having a broad understanding of different cultures and countries I am able to apply my own experiences towards my education. As part of the Global Engineering Community my education will be enriched as I learn alongside people who share my same interests in our global community.