1. Sample
Explanation:
For
me,
my
mixed
culture
and
travels
have
greatly
influenced
my
perspective.
While
I
was
born
in
the
Philippines,
and
spent
most
of
my
life
between
California
and
New
Mexico,
my
heritage
is
greatly
Spanish
and
has
had
a
large
influence
on
my
traditions
and
way
of
thinking.
I
chose
to
include
a
photo
of
“Spanish
Tapas”
to
explain
the
idea
of
togetherness
through
eating
very
typical
of
the
Spanish
culture,
which
shows
my
rootedness
in
“traditional”
values.
The
image
of
people
lifting
up
a
house
–
typical
of
the
Filipino
concept
of
“Bayanihan”
also
shows
this.
I
also
chose
to
include
an
image
of
Gaudi’s
“La
Pedrera”
which
has
been
seen
by
many
as
an
artistic
symbol
of
expression
out
of
the
norm,
an
indication
of
how
tradition
and
liberalism
have
been
integrated
into
my
life
from
the
start.
I
included
the
“Hollywood”
sign
as
a
symbol
of
the
liberal
melting
pot
that
I
grew
up
in
that
allowed
me
to
see
beyond
family
ties
and
tradition
from
an
early
age.
The
images
of
Native
American
culture
integrate
my
broad
spectrum
of
cultural
experiences
that
led
me
to
become
highly
empathic
and
aware
of
how
others
may
see
the
world
around
us.
The
logo
of
“Santa
Fe
Prep”
serves
as
a
reminder
of
the
service-‐oriented
non-‐traditional
school
community
I
spent
many
years
in
that
taught
me
the
perspective
of
being
other-‐
centered.
The
words
around
the
images
symbolize
the
languages
I
speak
and/or
from
where
I
have
been
reminded
of
the
concepts
written
which
remain
with
me
on
a
daily
basis.
And
finally,
the
photos
of
Israel,
Portugal,
Germany,
and
China,
of
which
I
have
spent
a
decent
amount
of
time
in,
are
reminders
of
how
my
views,
knowledge,
and
opinions
are
always
broadened
by
the
travelling
I
do
and
the
people
I
meet.
