Personal Statement For Hospitality Industry

My name is Donna Shafira Khakim, I am 20 years old but almost 21 years old. I am Indonesian, and now I am about to finish my study in State Polytechnic of Sriwijaya and my major is English for Hospitality Industry, hotelier and tourism practitioner. I am active in the student association since I am a freshman until I am in my last year of study. By joining this association, I gained many experiences, sharpening my soft skill such as on how to speak in front of a huge audience, working in a team, handling the organization problems and many more.

One of the most memorable experience I got is when I was joining a volunteer program done by my organization that named Gerakan Polsri Mengabdi this activity is done by teaching the children who lives in the edge of Palembang city, located in Purwokerto district. This district is far away from the town, with the limited access to reach the city, the limited amount of school with the middle and lower economic society.

When I joined the volunteer program, I taught English to the children there, the basic language of English. I got that volunteer experience not only when I was in the college, but also when I was in senior high school. Me and also my group used to taught the children near our house and also near our school about English.

From all of these experience, I found that learning is something strong. By learning, people have power to explore themselves, and that is the main reason why I really want to continue my study to a higher level from Diploma to Bachelor degree.

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