Sarah Braun's Curiosity

Sarah Braun, a 2007 Monmouth College graduate, is living proof that curiosity can take you anywhere. The showcase of Braun’s adventurous lifestyle and attitude was a wonderful way for us incoming college freshman to see the many opportunities that can be possible if one only strives hard enough and applies themselves within a liberal arts curriculum. Braun’s thesis of curiosity can take you anywhere applies to our recent reading of the book Curious by Ian Leslie. As Braun mentioned within the convocation, Leslie describes diversive curiosity as, “follows no particular process or method, but slides from one novel object of attention to the next” (Leslie). Braun explained that it was this type of curiosity that led her to some of her passions. For example, it was Braun’s diversive curiosity that led her to applying for a business management program in Paris that in turn eventually led to her finding her ultimate passion and life goal of becoming a cultural heritage professional. …show more content…
I myself am from a very small midwestern town and have dreams of exploring the world just as she has done. As Braun told the story of her life, it was so easy to become lost in her vivid storytelling. Braun expanded upon how her education at Monmouth College served as the foundation to her truly becoming a “global citizen.” Braun described, “There is no right or wrong way to do life. You must simple find what fuels your passion, and that can be done at Monmouth College.” These words of inspiration could hardly go unnoticed by someone such as myself who has dreams of traveling the world and making a difference through my passion of