particular importance to you. How has it influenced you? Describe it in great
detail and remember to keep it personal.
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Tell about a travel experience that affected you somehow. Recount the expe-
rience as specifically as possible, using the five senses to detail it.
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Describe a ritual you perform often that has meaning to you. Think small.
Do you meditate while setting the table? Listen to a certain kind of music
while studying or reading? Cook something for yourself when you are stressed
out? Don’t worry if the ritual is quirky, or if it won’t seem important to some-
one else.
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