My objectives and motivations

Colombia is the country with more diverse cultures in the world.  The people have different traditions and habits in each region: Caribbean, Amazonia, Andina, Pacific and Orinoco.

I am from Andina region, specifically from Antioquia department, I live in Cañasordas municipality with my family, I work in the “Institución Educativa Rural Juntas de Urmita” four  years ago.  Also, I study Bachelor  English Education in English  in “Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó” in Medellín city. I made decision to learn English because I worked in Mariscal Robledo hotel in Santa Fe de Antioquia. Every day tourists got back from different parts of the world, they spoken English and others language and I could not understand them so the communication had not success. I felt the need to learn English.  Now I work in a place away from the city, where there are few opportunities of development, education and business, so this reality help me to decide become an English teacher  because I think that is a possibility  to show and to invite to the world to know about our territory and our culture and the teaching English is a form to transform the ideas and beliefs about production, social life, cultural interactions and new learnings, and I want to be part of that transformation as an English teacher.

I want to use the opportunity of Fulbright because it will help me to know more about English, the communicative competence for the development of the society and meet my goals in English Education in my country: strengthening communicative skills and promote the acquisition of another language.

In conclusion is very important to learn about world in general and all opportunities that offers through institutions as Fulbright for transform our life and the life of other people to the progress of the a community.