Assignment #3- Miller Luhan- Adventures of Endless Possibilities

Raised with an appetite for travel and excursions- my family thought it very important to put experiences over material possessions. This meant not receiving extreme quantities of gifts each Christmas, but instead taking trips around the United States and other countries. In fact, to this day I have never been to Disney World. As a child I resented my parents' decision to not bring me there, however with age I grew to appreciate my exploration of the world in way that other five-year-olds could not even fathom. How many kids could say they had visited 6 countries by the time they are 10? 
My latest vacation saddened me. It was my first visit to an economically distressed country, where crisis overwhelms the individual- in this particular country the corrupt government frightened me as officials walked around with their large guns and suits, ready to take action. A feeling of relief fell over me when we reached the border from Nicaragua to Costa Rica, and as I recall the experiences of that day I find myself lucky to have been born and raised in better conditions, but also feeling a bit of anger and empathy for those I wish I could help. 
In terms of an educational environment, having attended a Montessori school from the age of three to the age of twelve, I feel that each experience also develops the individual. I remember taking many field trips with our class to get a well-rounded, hand-on educational experience, that I believe lacks at public schools because of differences in educational goals for the overall student body. I have come to realize while writing this short paragraph that each experience alters our pre-existing views of the world like a baby explores the world to develop new schemas and shape contexts in their lives. Every single touch, interaction, and relationship with someone or something creates new experiences in order to shape the future.