I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development

1. I. Show us an activity you enjoy doing.Tell us how you
think it contributes to your personal and professional
development
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ENRIQUE SAIZ

2. +40 countries
Visited countries

3. 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 toTurkey, Czech
Republic, Russia,Greece and
many more!

5. Asia
• Exchange program inTaipei,Taiwan.
– Networking with National Chengchi University students.
• 5 month immersion in the Chinese culture.
– Celebrated both Chinese NewYear and the Lantern Festival.
• Learnt how to speak basic Mandarin Chinese.
– Classes 6 hours every week.
• Travelling toVietnam, Cambodia,Thailand, China, India,Taiwan, Hong Kong…
gives me an exclusive insight on the variety of Asian cultures.

7. Australia
• Visited the most important national
landmarks.
– Blue Mountains andThree Sisters
– King’s Canyon and Uluru (Ayer’s Rock)
– Great Barrier Reef
• Experienced Sidney’sVivid festival.
• Once again, I was able to meet new cultures
and learn from their traditions.

8. 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.

9. America
• 4 month internship in NewYork 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…

11. TRAVELLING = EXPERIENCES
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-
mindedness.” – MarkTwain
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read
only one page.” – St. Augustine