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Submission Number: 405
Submission ID: 1350
Submission UUID: 9808fb6b-0d50-4860-8917-23a319ca8dd3
Created: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 23:59
Completed: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 23:59
Changed: Wed, 05/07/2025 - 11:59
Remote IP address: 2601:285:8200:6380:a063:1df0:60d6:9790
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
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Kevin
Wang
He/Him/His
Superior
Colorado
United States of America
80027
Computer Science
English (5), Spanish (3), Chinese (4), Japanese (3)
I love traveling. Although most of my travels have been up and down the continental 48, I have traveled to Mexico and my family, and I plan to travel across Japan over the summer - for the sake of my parents' past studies in Japan and my innate interest in Japanese culture and media. The trip to Japan especially excites me, since I've been studying Japanese through apps and media for the better part of four years. However, I know that no matter what I experience in this upcoming trip, it would take much more time for Japan to have the same impact that my annual trips to China have.
From as young as I can remember, my family and I have visited relatives annually in China over the summer. As an American-born Chinese, I was quite ethnocentric and sometimes felt uncomfortable when they "pushed" their culture onto me. My challenging time attending Chinese school every Sunday most likely contributed to these feelings. China's cultural habits, language dialects, and even currency felt so foreign to me. I always felt a little out of place as the only one at the table who couldn't use chopsticks. Nonetheless, I loved to be with my grandmas, aunts, and cousins as they played with me. Perhaps they indulged me a little too much, as I would never fail to gain quite a bit of weight during my trips.
However, as I became more familiar with Chinese customs and language, I began to feel a special kind of nostalgia for China's traditional environment. I attended a summer camp in China with friends, visiting the Terracotta warriors and studying traditional Chinese history and poetry. Year after year, I started to embody Chinese culture. I mastered Chinese grammar and learned how to use chopsticks. I was fascinated by the differences in views on problem-solving and independence. Now, I realize that I have slowly but surely accepted Chinese culture as my own as well, and I will continue doing so through travels to China and around the world.
From as young as I can remember, my family and I have visited relatives annually in China over the summer. As an American-born Chinese, I was quite ethnocentric and sometimes felt uncomfortable when they "pushed" their culture onto me. My challenging time attending Chinese school every Sunday most likely contributed to these feelings. China's cultural habits, language dialects, and even currency felt so foreign to me. I always felt a little out of place as the only one at the table who couldn't use chopsticks. Nonetheless, I loved to be with my grandmas, aunts, and cousins as they played with me. Perhaps they indulged me a little too much, as I would never fail to gain quite a bit of weight during my trips.
However, as I became more familiar with Chinese customs and language, I began to feel a special kind of nostalgia for China's traditional environment. I attended a summer camp in China with friends, visiting the Terracotta warriors and studying traditional Chinese history and poetry. Year after year, I started to embody Chinese culture. I mastered Chinese grammar and learned how to use chopsticks. I was fascinated by the differences in views on problem-solving and independence. Now, I realize that I have slowly but surely accepted Chinese culture as my own as well, and I will continue doing so through travels to China and around the world.
I would love to live near a curious, inspired, and connected intellectual - not necessarily the next Isacc Newtons or Abraham Lincolns, but someone who dreams big and takes the actions to back it up.
I'd love to live next to someone with a lot of interest and knowledge (an intellectual in that sense) in their major and other areas that define their identity. I'd be especially enthralled if my hobbies and interests - such as geopolitics, Japanese, and "nerdy" subcultures, to list a few - aligned with theirs.
I'd love to live next to someone who has intrinsic motivation to explore and research these interests. I'd love to help them learn and discover and feel the same joy I do when I explore new things. From understanding difficult class concepts to driving down to Denver for a fan convention to conducting research and participating in internships, I want to be able to discuss and share my exploration with someone close by.
I'd love to live next to someone who believes in a greater purpose for their work. They face challenges head-on because they truly believe their work will make a difference. I want to live next to someone who, like me, feels inspired by the world around them. Someone who takes a hike through the Rocky Mountian outdoors and feels renewed motivation to fight climate change. Someone who watches Oppenheimer and aspires to prevent the world from repeating its mistakes. Someone who experiences beautiful stories and sees the world in color they never have before.
And I'd love to live next to someone who shares and connects with others. Someone who knows the importance of talking and empathizing with others. They know differences are trivial relative to the similarities between people. They appreciate the small connections because they lead to lasting bonds.
It excites me to know that I may find many of these "someones" through the Global Engineering RAP.
Although preferably someone who isn't obnoxiously noisy after 10 PM.
I'd love to live next to someone with a lot of interest and knowledge (an intellectual in that sense) in their major and other areas that define their identity. I'd be especially enthralled if my hobbies and interests - such as geopolitics, Japanese, and "nerdy" subcultures, to list a few - aligned with theirs.
I'd love to live next to someone who has intrinsic motivation to explore and research these interests. I'd love to help them learn and discover and feel the same joy I do when I explore new things. From understanding difficult class concepts to driving down to Denver for a fan convention to conducting research and participating in internships, I want to be able to discuss and share my exploration with someone close by.
I'd love to live next to someone who believes in a greater purpose for their work. They face challenges head-on because they truly believe their work will make a difference. I want to live next to someone who, like me, feels inspired by the world around them. Someone who takes a hike through the Rocky Mountian outdoors and feels renewed motivation to fight climate change. Someone who watches Oppenheimer and aspires to prevent the world from repeating its mistakes. Someone who experiences beautiful stories and sees the world in color they never have before.
And I'd love to live next to someone who shares and connects with others. Someone who knows the importance of talking and empathizing with others. They know differences are trivial relative to the similarities between people. They appreciate the small connections because they lead to lasting bonds.
It excites me to know that I may find many of these "someones" through the Global Engineering RAP.
Although preferably someone who isn't obnoxiously noisy after 10 PM.
When I think of why I enjoy global cultures and new experiences, I typically think of several things. I have a passion for navigation and geography - global engineering will only highlight this passion since global engineering naturally includes traveling. I have an innate love for learning and exploring new places.
Yet, I know that the biggest impact global cultures can have is to create deeper human connections. Connections that can heal perceived divisions and isolation. I know that, through the Global Engineering RAP, I can form these deeper connections.
Yet, I know that the biggest impact global cultures can have is to create deeper human connections. Connections that can heal perceived divisions and isolation. I know that, through the Global Engineering RAP, I can form these deeper connections.
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