Personal Narrative: College Is My Workbook

College is My Workbook
Learning was difficult when I was younger, which allowed me to appreciate learning in college. As a child, I did not like the process of learning, having to be wrong or right and having to retain the information. I would be embarrassed about having the wrong answer since for everyone else, it seemed as if the material just clicked for them. In turn, I would lie to my teachers when they asked if I understood it as I did not want them to slow down just for me. Then, I’d go home to learn it with the assistance of my family. Slowly, I learned how to learn in a classroom setting and how to ask for help. My mother would always tell me to ask questions when I did not understand. I still hesitate when I ask questions in class.
I had no idea what I wanted to do as a senior in high school. I knew that I wanted to travel the world and bake for a living. I decided against culinary school at that moment as I could always go to culinary school after I receive my bachelor degree. I fell in love with cooking and baking during the last two years of high school. I still enjoy making a mess in the kitchen, which is one of the few constant things that I knew about myself before I started college.
Almost a freshman in college, I only had vague ideas of what I wanted to do until I met people and learned more about myself. I knew I had some flexibility in my decisions; I could make mistakes as I’m only human. Not everyone knows what they want to do right away. That’s perfectly acceptable, figuring out life’s steps one at a time while enjoying the process is what matters. As I pursued pre-business, I learned more about myself and the two concentrations that appealed to me, which lead to my desire to tie in my interests to my career
I want to work aboard, learning how business is handled on a global scale and working with different kinds of people. It’s fascinating how one’s culture and environment influences their work ethics. Everyone has a different way to get work done. Fascinated by Japanese culture as a youth, I have always wanted to study their culture and how it has influenced their work styles. For example, in the Japanese office environment, working hours are quite different. If you are the first to leave work, it is seen as disloyal to your boss. Thus, Japanese workers loosely work during the typical 8 to 5 work hours and work after hours. They stay much later, possibly even after their bosses have left or staying overnight. You can see this in other parts of their culture. In Japanese convenience stores, you can find inexpensive pieces of clothing from button-up work shirts and ties to underwear. They have to look appropriate the next day, so they buy these items and go back into the office. Many Japanese families suffer as kids never truly spend time with their parents. I could not think about living in such a family lifestyle. I want to study how their family culture affects their working environment. I would want to work and study in