Mime Essay Examples

When I was fifteen I was a mime for three months. I lived in Taiwan, I was alone, I couldn’t speak more than a few sentences of Chinese, so I had to be a mime. A semipermanent game of charades was the only way to communicate with the people around me. Eventually, as the year progressed, I became fluent in Mandarin, so my mime skills were no longer necessary. However, I did realize that when one loses the ability to speak, they gain more of an understanding of the world around them. Living in a third world country opened my eyes, it was almost as if I had been blind to the world. I gained a sense of realization that Americans are incredibly privileged compared to their foreign counterparts.
Everyday for a year I passed a little old man on my way home from …show more content…
A sister has to take three oaths: obedience, chastity, and poverty. The main issue for most ladies, is the oath of poverty. One cannot join a religious order with very much debt. However, for most college graduates, being in debt until your 70s is almost a rite of passage. If I received this scholarship I would be able to answer my calling which would allow me fulfill my mission to give back to the less privileged population. When I was fifteen I was a mime for three months. I lived in Taiwan, I was alone, I couldn’t speak more than a few sentences of Chinese, so I had to be a mime. A semipermanent game of charades was the only way to communicate with the people around me. Eventually, as the year progressed, I became fluent in Mandarin, so my mime skills were no longer necessary. However, I did realize that when one loses the ability to speak, they gain more of an understanding of the world around them. Living in a third world country opened my eyes, it was almost as if I had been blind to the world. I gained a sense of realization that Americans are incredibly privileged compared to their foreign