College Admissions Essay: How Peacecorps Changed My Life

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The peacecorps provides opportunities for personal growth while at the same time providing a service to humanity. It is imperative that my life be one of constant educational advancement and good-will. Although I am not ambicous in terms of monetary profit, I am very ambitious when it comes to my goals. I know that I will achieve all of my goals as I am a very determined and hardworking individual who believes that happiness comes to those who are determined to help both themselves and the lives of others. Although money is necessary, it will never be possible to buy happiness as happiness is not an object but rather a decision. I have already made the decision to be happy no matter what life may throw at me. As far as I am currently …show more content…

What I do know is that I do not know what awaits me. I have accepted the unknown, but also look forward to the invisible possibilities it presents. Any new location will offer challenges which may affect oneself physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Many of these challenges will most likely occur due to culture shock and environmental shock. The first challenge I faced abroad in Germany was the language barrier. Although I had taken multiple years of the language from high school throughout college, I could hardly understand it due to different dialects, accents, and the speed of conversation. Although my classroom lessons had prepared me to read, write, and speak, only with my fellow American accented slow speaking German classmates. Only total immersion within a native speaking country will total fluency be possible. This language barrier presents an intellectual and emotional challenge. The first few weeks were emotionally stressful as I could not communicate at more than a basic level. As time went on, my German increased along with my confidence. I am certain that I will be successful at learning any new language in the future as I already have experience.

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