Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development.

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Question I: Show us an activity you enjoy doing.
Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and
professional development
IE Business Application - Ann-Christin Schubert

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Travelling is an activity I enjoy doing
 The passion for travelling already evolved when I was in high
school
 I always enjoyed travelling to unknown cities and countries and
was eager to learn more about their culture and history
 My first student exchange with 14 though was the milestone
that really made me realize how much travelling means to me
and how much I can learn through travelling

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Communication
 Being on an exchange in
Poland for two weeks when
I was 14 taught me the
following:
 By being open and willing
to communicate with
people, speaking the same
language is not always
necessary
 I didn‘t know Polish and
they hardly knew German,
but we still managed to
communicate and
exchange experiences

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Realize that every culture is unique
 Sometimes it is difficult to
realize that every culture is
different
 Living with a family in France
for two weeks taught me that
every culture is unique,
although they might seem
similar on the surface
 Now when I communicate
with colleagues from around
the world I know that
everyone has their unique
culture and is important to
value it

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Challenging myself
 Walking 200 kilometers in 9
days sounded like an
impossible task at first
 However, I wanted to
challenge myself
 200 kilometers later we
arrived in Santiago de
Compostella and I knew I did
it
 Being able to master this
showed me that I should not
be afraid of challenges, but
rather find ways to take on the
challenge and find solutions to
it.

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Be flexible and adapt to new
situations
 Living in Australia for six
weeks I realized the
importance of being able to
quickly adapt to new
situations
 Going from living in a female
boarding school to living on a
farm within 4 weeks, I needed
to be flexible
 It also showed me that every
new situation broadens your
horizon and will shape your
development

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Be open and try new things
 Moving to the United States
for 2 years meant many
changes in my life
 However, I always stayed
open, participated and didn‘t
judge anything before I tried it
 Whether it meant eating local
food or going to sport events, I
tried it all
 By being open I received
opportunities I would have
missed out on otherwise

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Be curios and willing to learn
 Being in the United States it
is important for me to always
be willing to learn more
 I think it is vital to be curious
whether it is about history or
nature or just the famous
sights of the country
 Being curious and willing to
learn helped me to quickly
become comfortable in my
new job

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Take on new opportunities
 While living in the U.S. I had
several opportunities to visit
friends that live in different
parts of the world
 Although it sometimes meant
24 hours of travelling I didn‘t
want to miss out on the
experiences I could receive
 If given an opportuntiy I
always try to follow that
opportuntity as new
discoveries can lead to
different perspectives on
certain topics

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Global Connections
 During my time here in the
U.S. I got to know many
people from all around the
world
 These global connections
are valuable as it is
interesting to hear their
different opinions and
experiences
 I recognized that having
different mindsets when
working on a project can
lead to better results as the
ideas are more divers

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Teamwork is the key
 One other aspect I
experienced through my
travelling is that teamwork is
important
 Whether it is my team at work
or my group of friends
 A team can only function if
everyone participates and
feels part of it
 Only then the team will
achieve their best results

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So how does travelling contribute to
my development?
 Always have an open and
positive attitude
 Become more independent
 Be more confident
 Improve my self-reflection
 Curiosity and excitment to learn
about new places, cultures and
countries
 Being part of a team is important
 Be open to new opportunities
 Face challenges
 Learn to adapt to new situations
 Be more flexible
 Always be willing to learn more
 Develop own opinion
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