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enough, several that have predominated, and which remain foremost. There are: a great fascination with cultures and languages, an insatiable curiosity about people and their thoughts, and an intense love of the sea. My freshman year gave me many opportunities to delve deeper than ever into all of these. In my World Civilization and language classes I learned a great deal about the ways in which a people's culture and consciousness are formed, and are reflected in the art and literature they produce. I have been able to do independent work along these lines several times. My love for the sea has been deepened by a new understanding of its life and processes, which I gained in Marine Biology and Oceanography.

Equally drastic changes have occurred in my personality since I came to Santa Cruz. Looking back, it seems that I was excessively loud, and very superficial in my relationships with people. I think I was uncertain about the good and bad elements in my own character, and afraid that people would not like me the way I really was. It was almost a very traumatic year for me. Fortunately, I found the answers to my questions about identity, values, and so on, in a religion that I had been interested in for some time, and so I became a Christian scientist. Now this is the chief motivating and guiding force in my life. I settled down considerably during that year. I became more pensive, more observant of my world and of people, and much more metaphysical in my outlook.

Turning now to the Education Abroad Program itself, I have mentioned that I was first introduced to it in Junior High, and that it has been a part of all of my plans for a very long time. I chose to apply to two centers simply because I am qualified for both and I can make good progress on my major at either one. The

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