So you guys maybe wondering who Lizzy Reagles is. Well if you have read my past post you already know about my passion for culture, but I've come to the conclusion that for everyone to understand why I would like to travel abroad I should really introduce my self better.
Besides my love of culture I also have a love for cooking. Even though I am a vegetarian I love to be able experiment and make delicious meals that anyone could eat. I would have to say I like making others deserts the best because I love seeing the smiles it brings to everyones face.
I am also a book worm. Reading books sends me to different places and lets me explore different situations. Reading to me is like traveling you get to experience so many different things, so many different emotions, all from the comfort of your bed. But it never compares to making your own memories by getting out there and doing stuff yourself.
I love getting out into the community and helping different people. I am involved with different clubs at my high school, one of them being
Interact club which is a club to promote volunteering in the community. Another is a club that I created with one of my best friends my freshman year called Helping Hearts. This club is very close to my heart, pun aside, because it is a club to help those with Special Needs.
When I was younger I was in the special needs class because of my reading disability. I was often ridiculed because of it. Later I was transferred into almost all honor classes and ridiculed because of that. Despite that I tried to make friends with as many people as possible. Currently I am number one in my class and am able to talk to a lot of my class mates. Despite that I am still really sensitive to people being bullied. I noticed no one really understood the special needs kids and made fun of them because of it. It has almost become my mission to help bridge this gap.
There isn't a lot of things that I can control as far as others are concerned, but I feel that I can control how I do academically, and because of that I take school very seriously, especially the learning part of that. I always say knowledge can never be wasted. I love learning how do do different things and being able to experience a wide variety of new things weither it is rock climbing, oil painting, or volunteering somewhere new. I feel you have to take control of your life to make it how you want it.
Studying abroad would give me the opportunity to make new friends and gain new knowledge. In particular I would really like to learn to speak and read Japanese. I have been trying to teach myself on my own for a while now and am only able to say a few simple words and phrases. Being able to study abroad would mean I could fully emerge myself in the language and be able to truly master Japanese. Studying abroad would truly be a once in a life time opportunity for me.
I hope that I have been able to give a better understanding of myself. If you have any question feel free to comment and I will try to answer all of them to the best of my ability. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, I hope you have a good day.
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