TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY. THE CONTRIBUTION TO MY PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IS THAT I GET TO SEE NEW PLACES, EXPERIENCE NEW CULTURES, LEARN ABOUT WORLD HISTORY, AND MEET INTERESTING PEOPLE THAT LIVE DIFFERENTLY FROM HOW I LIVE. ALL AROUND, IT INCREASES MY LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, THUS MAKING ME A MORE ROUNDED PERSON, THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE INTELLIGENTLY TO A CONVERSATION AND UNDERSTAND GLOBAL EVENTS. PROFESSIONALLY, TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY HAS CONTRIBUTED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. THROUGH EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT CULTURES, BUSINESS IDEAS HAVE SURFACED. WHEN I SEE A BUSINESS, OR PRODUCT, THAT ANOTHER COUNTRY HAS AND THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE SUCCESSFUL IN MEXICO, I TAKE NOTE OF IT SO THAT WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF I COULD DEVELOP SAID BUSINESS OR PRODUCT LINE IN MY OWN COUNTRY. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE “MERCADO DE SAN MIGUEL” IN MADRID. A MODEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN MEXICO CITY. FOR MY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, I ALSO LIKE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE I MEET DURING MY TRAVELS BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A NETWORK OF CONTACTS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOUR BUSINESS VENTURES MIGHT LEAD YOU.