Here at The Ohio State University I am a second year Hospitality Management major. I am from Carmel, Indiana, am a part of the International Affairs Scholars program, and can honestly say I have no idea how to start planning my future. I know I am supposed to write about what type of “learner” I am and how my educational path right now will lead to my aspiring career, but this is only my third semester in college and I am still figuring it out along with many other students. As for being a student, I think I am a very diverse learner. There are so many different ways one can learn and I have enjoyed all of them, though some more than others. Being an International Affairs Scholar, for example, has allowed me to learn in so many different ways. I lived with other students in this program last year and got to learn all about them through being social. I also learned in the classroom in our seminar class about world affairs and what we could come to expect from the program. And I was lucky enough this summer to travel to India with this program and experienced learning through travel, culture, and people.
I don’t think learning can be pinned down to one specific definition and I don’t want it to be. My college experience so far has taught me so many things and I’m excited that I go to such a great school where I don’t need to be stuck in a classroom all day in order to learn. People learn best through experience and I want to experience it all. As for my future plan, I’m still working on it. But I’m not worried because I have a great school to support me and provide me with more opportunities than I could even imagine. Being an International Affairs Scholar has shown me how to explore the world and understand how much bigger everything is than just us. I can’t wait to continue my undergraduate journey and see what Ohio State has in store for me because if its like anything I’ve experienced so far I know it will be great.