ie application (i) - enrique saiz
DESCRIPTION
I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional developmentTRANSCRIPT
I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development
IE Application
ENRIQUE SAIZ
+40 countries
Visited countries
TRAVEL!
EuropeInterrail:
• Allowed me to experience a new way of travelling, with a limited budget and
arranging low-cost transport and hostels.
• First time organizing a trip of this magnitude, booking hostels, buying train tickets
in advance, establishing routes and so on.
• Visited 16 cities (8 countries) in 20 days. Learnt the difference between cultures
in European countries.
• 17 years old.
Other trips to Europe
include:
• End of school trip to
London.
• Family trips to Turkey,
Czech Republic, Russia,
Greece and many
more!
TRAVEL!
TRAVEL!
Asia
• Exchange program in Taipei, Taiwan.
– Networking with National Chengchi University students.
• 5 month immersion in the Chinese culture.
– Celebrated both Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival.
• Learnt how to speak basic Mandarin Chinese.
– Classes 6 hours every week.
• Travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, China, India, Taiwan, Hong
Kong… gives me an exclusive insight on the variety of Asian cultures.
TRAVEL!
TRAVEL!
Australia
• Visited the most important national
landmarks.
– Blue Mountains and Three Sisters
– King’s Canyon and Uluru (Ayer’s Rock)
– Great Barrier Reef
• Experienced Sidney’s Vivid festival.
• Once again, I was able to meet new
cultures and learn from their traditions.
TRAVEL!
Africa
• Visited Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and
Zimbabwe.
– Differences between countries are tremendous, in
terms of life conditions, religion and traditions.
• Powerful impression due to the poor life
conditions people had to deal with.
– Reason why I believe something must change in
the way the rest of the world treats Africa.
TRAVEL!
America
• 4 month internship in New York City, NY.
– Allied Integrated Marketing
• Digital marketing campaign for 5 Hollywood movies.
– Networking with people from different industries.
• Even met Robert de Niro, Morgan Freeman and Michael
Douglas.
• Travelled to Peru, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico…
TRAVEL!
TRAVEL!
TRAVELLING = EXPERIENCES
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and
narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
“The world is a book and those who do not
travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine
TRAVEL!