Essay Questions

What is your most memorable childhood experience?When my family was living in Germany, our neighbors from home came to visit and I remember very distinctly climbing these bombed out arches in the ruins of the Heidelberg castle with my two neighbors and my sisters.
What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why?My little sister and my father, as they both share a certain relaxed approach to the world, just like me.
What character traits do you admire in an individual?Intelligence and conviction are the two traits I most admire. Those two traits have the possibility to change the world.
What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you?Hard question, but the time my mother heard my little sister and I cussing and decided to punish us by throwing all of our bedding out our bedroom windows onto us is certainly up there among the funniest things to ever happen to me.
If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why?Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia all seem like places that rival the European countries in culture, with less invasion from tourists. That's where I'd go.
When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them?If I ever have children of my own, I hope they inherit my good head of hair and my passion for life.