Personal autobiography and life experiences

Personal Autobiography

My name is Nan Wang and I am a male international student from China. My family has a strong commitment to educational diversity and the experience of travel and global education. For this reason I have traveled and studied internationally throughout my secondary and post-secondary education. This has offered me incredible insight into the values of diversity and the multitude of points-of-view that exist in the world today.

As a high school student I attended and excelled in school in Australia. The challenges of the region were many and I faced many personal cultural hardships as a result of being away from my extended family and my own nation. The opportunities clearly outweighed the hardships as I was able to travel many paths I would not have been able to travel if I had remained in China and learn many things that I would not have at home. Though I missed my extended family greatly there was a clear sense that I could develop friendships and relationships with others that although different represented the beginning of a chosen family. This chosen family began in Australia and extended the U.S. when I began relocated to Santa Monica College in California. I studied there for two years and then again relocated to complete three years of college at California State Northridge.

My five years of education at these two universities, as well as my education in Australia have exposed me to many varied international peoples and has further broadened my understanding of the diversity of language and culture. As a student I am clearly focused on group work as an essential element of success in education and demonstration of knowledge and this has been greatly influenced by my exposure to many cultures and friendships with many diverse individuals. Group work is also essential in business and I hope that my focuses as a business/finance major in group work success will aide me extensively in my career.