Span 2202 FWA Final Draft

In my Spanish class this past semester, I was required to write an essay intending to persuade people to join an organization that I was passionate about. The essay had to be written completely in Spanish. I chose to write about Doctors Without Borders since I am a member of the Doctors Without Borders club at Ohio State and truly believe in everything that the organization stands for. I have participated in many events and fundraisers for the club that serve to raise money for medical supplies for other countries and international volunteer trips. The club also raises awareness of the crises occurring in other countries that need not only medical but also emotional attention. I am very passionate about Doctors Without Borders and was even chosen for one of the club’s international volunteer trips to Sri Lanka in May of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic. We are still set to go on our international trips after we are cleared to do so, and I am extremely excited for this opportunity to volunteer in hospitals and communities in another country! I tried to convey this excitement and passion I have for Doctors Without Borders in this short persuasive essay in order to invoke an emotional response in the reader. I am proud of this essay because I was able to write about complex, abstract, and emotional ideas in Spanish which I feel shows my growth as a Spanish student. I am also glad I got to write about an organization that I love and believe in!

I participated in the 2019 Buckeyethon at Ohio State and was on the orange team. I joined with the Barrett-Nosker group because I lived in Barrett House during my freshman year with the BioSci Scholars. I took the night shift which means that I was at the dance from 7 pm to 7 am of the next day. During the 12 hour shift, I had to stay standing up and participate in various Buckeython activities.

The main dance floor of Buckeyethon in the Student Union.

My favorite activity at the dance was the Silent Disco. I met a bunch of new people that I hung out with the whole night, and we all had so much fun. I was completely exhausted by the end of my 12 hour shift, but it was worth it. I personally raised over $500 and was proud to be able to contribute to the amazing fundraising efforts that go to Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

I travelled to Italy this past summer with my family, and this is an image of one of the five villages in Cinque Terre, Italy. We decided to visit Italy because my grandma was adopted from Italy when she was 7 years old and had not been back since then. We saw Rome, Cinque Terre, and Torino, the city she was born in. The village in the picture is just one of the many breathtaking places we saw on our trip. We got to explore the historic sites in Rome like the Vatican and the Colosseum and experience the culture and daily life of a small costal town in Cinque Terre. We also visited Torino to see the orphanage my grandma lived in before she was adopted. It was amazing to share the experience with her and the rest of my family. I learned so much about the history and culture of Italy, and this new knowledge makes me appreciate where my family is from even more. Both sides of my family have Italian heritage, so I grew up with many Italian traditions. It was so special to me to be immersed in the same traditions that I have been a part of growing up. One of these many traditions was Italian style cooking, and the food was one of my favorite parts of the trip! Not only was I surrounded by the culture and traditions of Italy, but I was also surrounded by the language. I began to pick up more and more Italian words throughout the trip which helped me to understand the Italian culture even more. This family vacation was so much fun and sparked my interest in world travel. I now plan to incorporate study abroad opportunities into my education here at OSU!