Essay Questions

What is your most memorable childhood experience?The memories that stand out are when I saw the sea for the first time, when my father let us keep a dog that we found on the street, and when I went to my first Red Cross training camp.
What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why?I identify most with my brother because we both want to get ahead, we are strong, we get what we want, and we always seek to improve every day.
What character traits do you admire in an individual?I admire respectfulness, kindness, honesty, integrity, and humility.
What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you?When I was little, I was at my friend's house, and he had a little dog. I loved playing with her and one day we found a flashlight, so I started pointing it at objects and the little dog ran chasing the light. At one point I pointed at a table that had a telephone and the dog ran so fast that she collided with the table, and everything flew off it, it was very funny. We had to get a new phone for my friend’s house.
If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why?I would travel to Switzerland. It has always been the country where I want to live as an adult because of its landscapes, its people, and its culture.
When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them?I want to have children before I am thirty and I want to raise them with the values that my parents raised me with. I want to teach them to be respectful, kind, loving, and generous with people, to value nature and the small moments in life that fill the heart.