Ever since I was a young child, I attended International Schools. As a result of attending such schools, I began to feel more of a third culture child in my own country, rather than a normal Polish girl. I began to feel as if I was not fully from one place, but that I was from multiple locations, even though I lived in Warsaw my whole life. Being surrounded by people from different backgrounds and from all around the world taught me to be open-minded, to be aware that everyone has their own story and it gave me an international perspective. When I was in German school, I had the honor of being class president, where I learned about leading people for the first time, which later allowed me to become an effective leader in a variety of situations. …show more content…
Like the time when I did not obtain the position in the Athletics Council. When I found out I did not make the cut, I decided I would still help out whenever I had the chance. After initially being rejected from the Council, I decided to take my chances to prove myself and reapplied the following year and received the spot. After representing the Council for two years, where I was taught to be even more organized and to uphold my deadlines strictly, I decided to apply for a more important position, such as the role of the President. The fact that I was rejected at first did not hold me back from believing I could lead this Council and be held responsible for its outcomes. My hard work in the Council paid off, and I was voted the President for this school year. Taking on such a high role, to represent the school and the Leadership Council, taught me to be determined, to take information and to make the best decisions possible, to not to give up on my dreams, even if I failed before, and how to be a reliable manager of …show more content…
In the German school, I had history classes in German and in Polish and then when I came to the American school I had history in English, which allowed me to have history classes in three different languages in a year. This opened a door to the world for me as I learned about World War II from three separate perspectives. This taught me to be more open-minded and to be aware of how different context shape different opinions and attitudes about the world and to accept that even when people are taught about the same events, there are many perspectives and how much they could differ. To broaden my logical thinking, I used to play a variety of logic games and logic thinking requiring games as a child. I love conquering challenges. My competitiveness that was brought to me through my sports, made me determined to successfully accomplish these games. I also enjoy working with numbers, and I am well versed in manipulating numbers for