How Can Your Major Make the World a Better

 

I am studying anthropology, I think one of the reasons why I chose this career is because since I discovered its existence I thought it was the way in which I could make a contribution to society. I consider that motivation and vocation are the most important things to be able to make a contribution with the work I will do in the future, and I hope that anthropology will allow me to do so.

I believe that anthropology in essence allows us to expand our way of seeing the world, allows us to put ourselves in the place of the other, and indeed to be more empathetic with others. It is from empathy, I believe, that changes can be initiated; it is vital to understand the ways in which others live in order to be able to help them effectively. In the case of archaeology, I really like the idea of being able to reconstruct the past, and give voice to many events, people, groups that have been ignored until now. In short, anthropology provides multiple tools to understand others in a respectful way, from this it is possible to build a better future in which everyone can be heard.

In the process I see myself very motivated to learn as much as possible, to be able to get involved with people and be able to have an active participation in multiple causes, although for now I am interested in childhood and education, I do not deny that this can change or expand in the future.