Soundings has had a profound impact on my personal and intellectual growth. I remember freshman year taking soundings and I hated the whole concept of it. I thought it was a waste of time and attending six Soundings events was something I was not looking forward to. My FYS teacher told me that although now we thought Soundings was a stupid requirement, we would not think that …show more content…
The film, 7 Boxes was based in Paraguay. In a couple of months, I will be studying abroad in Costa Rica. During this film, I was sitting by another Castleton University student who has studied abroad in Costa Rica. At the end of the film, he told me the similarities between Costa Rica and Paraguay. He said how the streets of Paraguay and the streets of Costa Rica are very similar. These two countries both have merchants selling fruits and other foods along the streets along with the cleanliness of the streets being the same. He also told me how you have to be careful. In the movie, you saw people stealing from others on the streets. He said that this could happen while I am