The Five Events that have Most Influenced me made who I am
There aren’t many events in my life which has changed me and made me who I am.
But at the back of my head somewhere in my busy memory have I managed to collect some events that possibly made me whom I am,
This is me……
I would firstly like to talk about my holiday in Australia a few years ago. I believe that this specific holiday has changed my views and opinions about all different people and the way that I deal with the South African way of doing things. In the year 1998 my parents and I went on holiday to Melbourne, Australia. That was in the months of December and January. During our holiday in Australia we did a lot of fun things and interacted with many “English” Australians and the Indigenous Australians. I learnt lots about the other people, their cultures, customs, and traditions. When I arrived back in South Africa at almost the end of January I had gained new insights and new other cultures and this changed me, because then I truly knew what being a South African really was.
Then there was my grade seven camp. Although I have an unclear recollection of the camp I still remember the important bits. One thing which I know for sure is that I never really wanted to go on the camp, the school teachers and my parents had to force me to go. Two days before the camp hesitant I decided to go. The big reason why I didn’t want to go was because I was very shy and didn’t like making friends and I thought that maybe I’ll be the only one in the group exercises. When we arrived at the camp most other pupils were very friendly and it wasn’t till long that I found out that everybody wanted to be friends with me. I was overjoyed and lead all the group activities with the other four/five members in my group.
The grade 7 camp has changed me because I went a shy and insecure boy and when I came back I was confident and was a friends friend.
There have also been religious influences in my life, which possibly have made me a better person. I grew up in a strong Christian family and a lot of beliefs and thoughts have been instilled in me. A specific change came two years ago when I was invited by...