<p>Hey CC,
I'm starting to consider topics for my personal essay. I've traveled a lot of different places like South Africa/Zambia, a few European countries, and done service trips in Panama and Jamaica. I would love to write about certain experiences from my trips, but I was wondering, is it painfully common to write about an event/person from an international service trip or an event/person from my travels in Africa?<br>
Thanks for your help,
dancepsychlove</p>
<p>There are no cliche topics.</p>
<p>There are only cliche treatments of topics.</p>
<p>If your essay is personal, detailed, and* revealing*, then it won’t be cliche.</p>