Philosophy, Aeronautics, Space exploration.

Curiosity has taken humanity to new worlds and

possibilities. Since I was a child, just like humanity, curiosity has been a fundamental engine in my
life, developing the most diverse areas of it.

I had always admired scientists, and a quote from Marie Curie captivated me the moment I saw it: "If
I see something vital around me, it is precisely that spirit of adventure, which seems indestructible and
is similar to curiosity."

I've always been quite adventurous, at least as much as a child can be. It is my firm conviction that
this, plus my enthusiasm to start new activities, marked me in terms of my sports choices. From
martial arts to horse riding, I went through multiple of them, always being consistent and disciplined.
However, with each of these, at some point, my boredom made me give up after a few years to make
way for new activities.

Nevertheless, at the end of my 13s, a simple activity, a simple sport, changed my life in a way that I
had never imagined until now. This marvelous sport is Sailing. When I tell people about it, they don't
understand how a little boat and the sea can motivate me and at the same time make me so happy
every day. These feelings are not only a result of the achievements and adventures I will be proud of
all my life, but mainly for the friends, especially the ones from my country, whom I never imagined I
would make, some of whom I consider part of my family nowadays.

Based on my trajectory through sailing, I reached the conclusion that when someone really loves what
is doing, no one can stop him from reaching his ambitions. At least I feel I am the proof of it and I
strongly believe that is an idea that can be applied to every scope of life.

Just as happened with Sailing, there was a moment in my high school years in which I decided I
needed and was able to withstand more performance of my own. That's why, curious about proving
myself and my scientific abilities, I decided in 10th grade to participate in the Chemistry Olympiad.
Due to the fact I was the first student of my school to participate in them, assistance was pretty scarce.
However, this didn't hold me back but rather saw it as an opportunity to witness how far I could go on
my own. Despite being in a quite disadvantaged position, taking care of my sports career in parallel,
my results were satisfactory achieving 2nd place in Montevideo´s (Country´s capital) olympiad and
the 5th on the National one with an honorific mention. Although I was not so satisfied with these final
results, they let me obtain the possibility of taking part in the national team for the IChO. As a
consequence of my situation at that moment, I decided to decline the offer due to my prospective
championships in sailing (Thankfully it was a good decision).

My point in showing all these personal achievements is not only to value the paths that curiosity lets
us explore, but mainly the places it can make us reach. Sometimes I reflect on this and ask myself:
what if I had never turned my sight to the sea and observed some small boats, wondering if I could be
in one, or asked my teacher “Hey, what's the thing with the Olympiad”. I guess my life would be
immensely different from it nowadays, and I have to definitely give thanks to my curiosity for it.

In closing, taking all these life experiences into consideration, if someone asked me “What's your
biggest talent?”, I would rapidly respond “Curiosity”, leaving me with the most probable outcome: the
guy replying “That's absurd”. However, I’m certain there’s a bunch of people who think in a similar
way who, to my mind, will not only be inborn critical thinkers but also will end up achieving better
results in their life