1 Name of Student Name of Professor Course Title Date Life Altering Decisions Change may be sure and negative.

For instance negative change might a!!ear all s!oiled ho"ever a considerable measure of the time there are heavenly things in it. Change might a!!ear #ust !ositive or sim!ly negative yet in each !ositive change there is no less than a bit negative change and in each negative change there is some !ositive change.Life is full of choices a fe" choices "ill be not difficult to ma$e and some hard. Some "ill be made in a fe" seconds and others "ill ta$e days of rest from you !articularly "hen you $no" the choice you ma$e "ill influence another !erson life. %n life "e all have something that has changed the "ay "e !erceive things. That one life changing moment decision etc .A !ersons is changed and im!acted by the day to day events in his&her life. A sim!le event can easily alter the "ay of life our thin$ing and !erce!tion. 'ven a single moment can greatly alter the "ay "e !erceive life and everything around the !eo!le "e love and care about. %n my case it "asn(t necessarily an e)!erience. There are numerous e)!eriences that have sha!ed me into the !erson that % am no". *eflecting u!on the many different encounters % have had u! till no" in my life % remember my e)!erience of the +outh festival "as incredible. %t has had an enormous im!act on me in numerous "ays. %t changed my

, !erce!tion and outloo$ to"ards !eo!le the "orld and life. %t hel!ed me gain a dee! insight. % "as never ready to attend this festival as % "as not a social ty!e but my !arents forced me to attend it so that % can shed a"ay the shyness in my nature. %t "as a life changing e)!erience and % learned -uiet a lot. %t connected me "ith !eo!le and events far beyond my formerly limited e)!erience. % am e)tremely glad to have had this o!!ortunity. %t "as a "onderful e)!erience on multi!le levels. %t challenged me and e)!anded me intellectually and socially. % feel that this e)!erience has had an immense im!act on me. This !rogram gave me first hand access to some of the most intelligent yet the youngest minds both in .nited States as "ell as around the "orld. % "as enlightened and learned a lot as "e shared ideas $no"ledge and e)!ertise on a "ide variety of to!ics. Also there "ere a lot of guest s!ea$er sessions "hich hel!ed me enhance my mental level ca!abilities and intellect level. %t also hel!ed me reali/e my hidden talents and it is through this !rogram that % started dreaming about being a !rofessional s!ea$er. This !rogram gave my confidence a boost by lea!s and bounds. %t also gave me real access to the movers and sha$ers of coo!erate "orld and it "as an e)!erience beyond any available to me any"here else. %t hel!ed reali/e my dreams and gave me a lot of hands on e)!erience. The best and the !art that fascinated me a lot "as the e)!osure to different cultures traditions and traits. The !rogram gave me the chance to be innovative and % learned to thin$ outside the bo). %t o!ened my mind beyond limits. % found ho" different cultures have different vie"!oints about science coo!erate "orld etc and that ho" in some cultures some !rofessions are seen as obscene and bad "hile in others those same !rofessions are seen as !restigious.

0 Furthermore the !rogram e)!osed me to the Asian cultures in "ays % could never dream "ould have been !ossible. Living in an Asian country even if for only about a "ee$ and being mi)ed "ith students from around the "orld brought me face to face "ith cultures and !erce!tions that % had never e)!erienced before some % did not even $no" about. A highlighting !art of the !rogram "as the 1cultural sho"( "hich gave the students a !latform to sho"case their talents and re!resents their country through cultural !erformances the students very !roudly e)hibited themselves their history cultures and traditions. %t "as a fun filled entertaining and a sho" full of colors laugh and information.% learned a great deal that day regarding diverse cultures traditions and nations. %t "as an incredible e)!erience "ith the !resentations and !erformances beautifully done and e)!osed true slices of coveted cultures in a sharing and learning atmos!here. A!art from the !erformances the sharing of culture e)tended as students e)changed small gifts and souvenirs shared stories and songs and fol$ tales taught sni!!ets of languages dances shared food etc. 2arying cultures "ere e)!osed and shared and similarities as "ell as differences "ere found. Friendshi!s "ere created that transcended and thrived on cultural variation. % made many friends through the festival both from the .nited States and from abroad. % value the friendshi! a lot as in that one "ee$ "e develo!ed a really strong bond of love care and friendshi!. 3e created memories "hich "ill last forever memories "hich none of us "ill ever forget no matter "here "e are "here life ta$es us "hom "e meet the moments s!ent together "ill never be forgotten nor can they ever be re!laced. Students from many countries "ith similar interests "ere bought together in the +outh festival "here they "ere !ut in a !ositive situation in "hich bonding across cultures "as not only !ossible but inevitable yet easy and fun filled. % remember the closing celebration "here students from around the "orld "ere #umbled u! in celebration.

4 There are many events that stand out in my life that "ere significant and hel!ed me gro" stronger but the youth festival stands out in !articular to me as it had the greatest im!act in my life. % reali/ed my dreams and shed a"ay my shy nature. %t hel!ed me become mature and gave me a much better ability to interact "ith !eo!le deal "ith them and also hel!ed me gain a better understanding regarding !eo!le and their !erce!tions. %t hel!ed me learn my hidden talents and attributes. +outh festival hel!ed me gro" beyond limits5 it is an e)!erience % "ill never forget. This festival has left a lasting im!act on my life and !ersonality. %t has sha!ed my !ersonality and hel!ed me become better5 it changed the "ay it !erceived thing and most im!ortantly life.