IE application, Question (I), "Show us an activity you enjoy doing..."

“Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development.”

Being born and having lived in a tiny country (Albania: 250 by 300 km), where travel to other countries was prohibited for over 50 years, I have a particular perspective on and enjoyment of travelling.

……no border crossingno border crossing

……nono ……nono

……nono

NO Dreaming…NO Dreaming…

NO Wandering what is out NO Wandering what is out there in the world… there in the world…

Hungary

of Berlin Wall

Dictator’s Statute

Albania

DemocracyFreedomHunger for the world

I voraciously devoured every little town in neighborhood countries such as Slovenia to the big metropolis of Johannesburg in South Africa: from their respective authors, foods, music, history, and rituals.

EducationEducation

PassionPassion

The Travel love affair continued with respect to education of both mind The Travel love affair continued with respect to education of both mind and senses…and senses…

EENNGGLLAANND

RUSSIARUSSIA

CultureCulture

……Soul and sensibilitySoul and sensibility

SOUTH

AFRICA

TToolleerraannccee

WineWine

Lessons in tenacity and tolerance…Lessons in tenacity and tolerance…

(W)

(E)

Kosovo

Sarajevo

TurkeyTurkey

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EducationEducation

Favorite SportsmenFavorite Sportsmen

HOMEHOME

……only so one can “at last set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” only so one can “at last set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” – – G.K. ChestertonG.K. Chesterton

Is it in the human conditioning to travel?

Up CloseUp Close

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“The brain rewires itself according to the content it is exposed to. In neuroscience, the previous prevailing belief had been that the adult human brain is essentially "hardwired," so that by the time we reach adulthood we are stuck with what we have. Now we understand that the adult brain retains impressive powers of "neuroplasticity“ — the ability to change its structure and function in response to experiences real or imagined.” – Trevor Blake

“The reason such travels are mentally useful involves a

quirk of cognition, in which problems that feel "close"-and the closeness

can be physical, temporal or even emotional-get contemplated in a more

concrete manner. As a result, when we think about things that are nearby, our

thoughts are constricted, bound by a more limited set of associations. While this

habit can be helpful – it allows us to focus on the facts at hand – it also

inhibits our imagination.” Jonah Lehrer

Myopia of everyday lifeMyopia of everyday life

take loved ones fortake loved ones for

granted

granted

Full of energyFull of energy

Prone to solution Prone to solution

findin gfindin g

Ready again for Ready again for

E

very d ay life E

ver y day li fe

““Travel and change of place impart new vigour to the mind.” – SenecaTravel and change of place impart new vigour to the mind.” – Seneca

Learning about the functioning of other markets Learning about the functioning of other markets and innovative technologiesand innovative technologies

Market update from all conferences…Market update from all conferences…

Above all…NetworkingAbove all…Networking

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