This document describes several international experiences the author had at a young age, including traveling alone in Europe at 16, sailing across the Atlantic during a recession meeting many people, studying in Italy learning more than any other semester, living in Saudi Arabia until 16 when their father worked at the British Embassy, moving from Western Australia to Yukon for a big change, attending high school in Honolulu while their father was on sabbatical, and emigrating from South Africa to Canada at age 13 which proved difficult being uprooted during a transitional stage.

1. Traveled across Europe at the age
of 16 without my parents.
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Cross Cultural Experiences + Travel

2. At age of 19 I traveled to Europe and the Middle
East and was the first Canadian civilian to cross
the border from Israel into Jordan.
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Cross Cultural Experiences + Travel

3. During the recession, I opted
to take some time out and
sailed across the ATLANTIC. I met so many
fascinating people along the way.
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4. I spent a semester studying
Italian Renaissance Literature in ITALY... I learned
more about life in that semester
than in any other.
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5. My father got a job at the British Embassy in
Saudi Arabia. I lived there until the age of 16.
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6. Moved from Western Australia to
the Yukon...big life change!
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7. Went to Grade 10 high school in
Honolulu, while my father was on a
sabbatical year.
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8. At age 13 I emigrated with my family
from South Africa to Canada. Being
uprooted from what was familiar
during a key transitional stage proved
to be a very difficult time.
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