My experience in Asia showed my how rich their culture is as i was able to visit the temples in beijing such as the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. I realize the amount of history that the people of Asia have as they are one of the oldest recorded histories in the world. I also had the opportunity to visit the city of Xian where i encountered the Terracotta Warriors and their horses. I was impressed by how each one of the warriors were completely different from one another varying in size, width, and even expressions. Each warrior even had a weapon that seemed personalized by the clay figures. After I had the unique opportunity to visit another wonder of the world and walk along the Great Wall located in the District of Huairou, Beijing where i realized the impressive size and the amount of work that was put into building that great wall. Another impacting experience i have was flying throughout Vietnam, where people in the plane would take off their shoes and put their feet on the armrest of the passenger in …show more content…
One of my favorite memories of Australia was riding around the Great Barrier Reef in a boat with a transparent bottom where i could see all of the different types of coral and creatures living in the largest structure of live in the world. When the boat stopped on top of a giant structure of coral we got out and snorkeled throughout the mass of coral and i was impacted by the abundance of live that was at the depths of the ocean. During the span of this trip i was able to visit the Sydney Opera house and royal Botanic garden. I was able to take a seaplane ride over some of the 74 islands of the Whitsundays and also fly over melbourne in a hot air balloon. I also visited Kangaroo Island which impacted me on how brave the kangaroos are and how close they will get. Sometimes i would find a couple relaxing on the porch of my room. One of my favorite experiences in Australia was landing on top of a volcano in a helicopter and walking along its surface as i watched lava seep out of it not too far from where i was standing. The next day i flew to a glazier and once i stepped out of the helicopter i witnessed the strength of nature and how incredibly strong it was as the ice was even capable of breaking through some of the rock in the mountain along