Much to my science buddies dismay, I have to admit that I really like business. I know that as my mom and aunts are reading this they are probably jumping up and down as successful businesswomen do. Before starting this program, people would ask me what I would be studying while I was living in Ireland. When I told them International Business, they seemed really confused as to how that correlated with my studies of Health Science for the past four years. I truly feel that everyone should know something about business; aspects of the general subject take up so much of our daily lives. Whether it is writing a check, paying your taxes, or applying for financial aid. These all have to do with the field of business, and up to this point I was embarrassed to say that I knew very little. On the other side of it, the world is becoming smaller and smaller everyday. Cultures are intertwining with each other, and in order to be able to succeed we need to have an open-mind.
Fortunately, my studies are not only about diversity, but my class is filled with diversity as well. We are a small class of only 12, but have students from India, Spain, the U.S. and Ireland. It has been so much fun hearing about each other’s backgrounds, and how they got to be the class. It also has opened my mind in the way that I view the world and the topics that we discuss in class. I have learned so much from people that I have only known for 3 months. It makes you realized that you never know the impact you can have on the people around you. I am happy my parents always encouraged me to try new things. “Don’t knock it until you try it!” I can hear them saying to me. I am happy that I did go for International business, not because I have become the smartest person in the field or my class. But because no one can ever take away the knowledge that you have gained, and I have already been fortunate enough to learn so much about the world.
