<p>This is my answer to the question:
"Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below (1000 character maximum). "</p>
<p>Green short grass, the smell of trees, and birds chirping demonstrate a significant activity for me: soccer. This sport, played with mental focus and teamwork, gave me the confidence to take on what I thought to be challenges. I first volunteered to be offensive captain of my team, where I had to make crucial decisions before and during games. As I gained assurance in myself, other hardships like refereeing soccer so I could make some money did not seem ruthless to me anymore. Making hard choices was not foreign to me, so refereeing was a good step forward.
This pathway I made for myself was only the beginning. I went on to trying out electrical engineering for my robotics team (previously only staying on the mechanical side of things), then eventually in my senior year I became the Lead Electrical Engineer for the team. Soccer really has brightened the passion I have for life.</p>