Submission Number: 96
Submission ID: 427
Submission UUID: fdc750ab-35f9-47f3-9953-3707f4721b97

Created: Sun, 05/16/2021 - 10:43
Completed: Sun, 05/16/2021 - 10:43
Changed: Mon, 05/05/2025 - 15:07

Remote IP address: 12.190.236.73
Submitted by:Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No

Flagged: Yes
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Sawyer
Kuvin
He/Him
West Palm Beach
Florida
United States
33411
Aerospace Engineering
English (5), Spanish (3), Russian (1), Hebrew (1)
While in high school I got the amazing opportunity to travel to Rome, Italy and Athens, Greece in order to get a full grasp of the architectural and historical majesty of the buildings and places we had studied the year prior. Over that trip I was able to apply and see all of the angles and lines that I was so fixated on which had originally led me to take A-Level Classical Studies in the first place. The course itself was a study of the Classics (Ancient Rome and Greece) and I had become fixated on the grand scale of this one small facet of history and buildings. I would bury my head in books just to see the small reasons for certain bends, bridges, and roofing tiles. However when I actually went to go see the buildings I was less focused on the buildings - of which I had already studied every nook and cranny - I was more focused on the people. Seeing how, even now, small engineering and architectural feats have made such a profound and yet subtle impact on the lives of people around them. The largest example of this was the Pantheon, who’s circular walls and dome were revolutionary for classical architects and engineers at the time, which was still being used as a church and was hidden from view in a small alleyway surrounded by gelato shops. Learning parts of the Italian and Greek language and being able to communicate through a very different set of cultures but a mutual appreciation of the sites was also an amazing experience. At one point I distinctly remember, outside the Vatican, walking with the tour guide and discussing some of the city planning of all things (I know riveting), seeing all the small pastry shops and learning large swaths of Italian in the process. Overall I love experiencing new cultures and hope that, as part of Global Engineering RAP I not only get to experience different cultures, but get to contribute to the shared culture myself.
What I would want from someone living across the hall from me, plain and simple, is someone I can play a game with. While that may sound odd, it comes with a lot of loaded connotations. I mean, in order to play a game with someone you need to have things in common - things to laugh about, things to get angry at each other over, reasons to form teams - but throughout the process of playing the game you can chat and learn more about each other. I am a very social person when I want to be and I really enjoy being able to have a reason to just talk with people and learn about the weirdest and most outlandish facts that they may not otherwise share unless we are sitting down yelling at each other over Park Place. Being able to talk science and math is always key as well, but again people who tend to like chess or Dungeons and Dragons, also tend to be - what's the nice way to put this - on the nerdier side like myself. In summary, the person living down the hall from me, from Denver or Dubai, big or small, Valedictorian or bottom of the class, the biggest thing I would want would be to have a fun conversation over a simple and ubiquitous pastime - playing a game.
I want to be a member of the Global Engineering RAP so I can be surrounded by seeming oxymorons - people I have a great deal in common with but are also vastly different from. To elaborate, having a shared interest in engineering sounds incredibly enticing and I love the idea of going across the hall and asking someone for help with an assignment, or being able to form a study group with the people in my dorm. Being able to stay up late with coffee and tea just binging a chapter of Calculus before a big test sounds almost perfect to me as I have never been surrounded by a group of people who have also shared my passion for math or science or anything school related in all honesty. However I also love the idea of being vastly different from those around me. My experience traveling and volunteering has made me realize just how little I know about other cultures and people and I would love to live in a place where I could learn more and more through friends. Seeing and learning where I live, in my opinion, is the most exciting form of education that most people might not even consider education in the first place. I really hope that, if I am granted the opportunity to join the Global Engineering RAP I will be able to join groups and organizations that will aid in this education and meet different people from all different walks, or even runs, of life.
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