Never have I felt more connected and less significant than when I laid on my back in the cold soft sand for the first time, looking up at the myriad of stars. Perhaps more captivating was when I tilted my head back and I saw the horizon where the Earth seemed to touch the stars. To me, that’s the line where reality meets imagination, it’s the line that has brought us countless inventions that we could not live without. That line is my destination, it is where my compass will always point to. The line symbolizes the moment when fossil fuels will be obsolete in lieu of mankind’s greatest source of energy. One that is unlimited and pollution-free. This energy will become yet another invention that we cannot live without. I will find it and bring it to the forefront of everyone’s life. However, I cannot do it without Pitzer. Similar to those inventions that we cannot live without, I cannot succeed without Pitzer. Environmental sustainability, intercultural understanding, social responsibility, …show more content…
One being the energy source I seek for, and the other being Pitzer College that I yearn to attend. Interestingly, I have always laid in the sand facing eastward toward the ocean, so when I tilt my head back I am looking west, toward Pitzer. I just never knew I was looking to my future. Now it is clear, in order to achieve my lifelong dream of eliminating air pollution, I must attend Pitzer. Evidently, environmental sustainability is the crown jewel that will be the hallmark of my success. Yet, it is already an immense component of my life. Recently, I have pledged to live my life by the expectations I have for the world. I use as little electricity as possible, use cold water whenever possible, and reduce my carbon footprint with every step I take. Clearly, environmental sustainability is a trait of mine that is one step short of genetic. Additionally, I realize that intercultural understanding is an aspect that cannot be ignored when pursuing my dream.