<p>So, this summer I was one of thirty-nine students nationwide who were selected to go on this trip and I think I got a lot out of it in lots of ways so I want to write my college essay about it, but I wanted to make sure I wasn’t round-peg-into-a-square-hole-ing it, but then this topic just kind of occurred to me.</p>
<p>Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.</p>
<p>I want to talk firstly about how I didn’t ask questions about German as much as I should have because I didn’t want to seem dumb and how not asking questions when you need help and thinking you’re dumb because you need to ask questions is dumb. And secondly how my host family essentially let me do what I wanted by myself so I often traveled into the city and to where ever I needed to go and back by myself. I was intimidated, got lost, and missed a few trains, but in the end I realized how independent I could be by asking questions when I needed to, and that I should extend my question-asking into everything I do.</p>
<p>I plan to put these two together because just like I was able to get on the right train by asking a drunk man (in the midde of a thunderstorm) next to me (in German) if the arriving train went to where I needed to go I could have asked more questions about German and learned more from the trip. </p>
<p>Should I tie this back to my everyday life? If so, I guess I would talk about not being afraid to ask questions in class or ask for help when I need it now (in class, at work, when volunteering, with friends, etc) because I saw how much you can gain from asking questions.</p>
<p>I hope this is clear! I wanted to describe it well without putting too many details in. Thanks in advance.</p>