Monday, March 6, 2017

Rutgers Student Pursues Interest in Various Cultures


By: Martin Nalbandian

While studying journalism and creative writing as a sophomore at Rutgers University, Nile Batista uses most of his down time traveling around the entire globe in search of a good time and good people as well as a learning opportunity.

Unlike many of his colleagues at Rutgers, Nile enjoys the euphoric feeling that comes with traveling to a new place in the world. Locations that Nile has traveled to include Puerto Rico, Amsterdam, Italy and London. He has traveled to regions and locations that many don’t accomplish in their lifetime. And he’d love to keep going.
           
“The thing I love about it most is the people I meet at all of these places and finding out about their culture, it makes me want to keep discovering new areas,” said Batista.

Nile doesn’t only travel for entertainment purposes however, he plans on also studying abroad at some point during his college career. Traveling has proven to be a worthwhile way to further a career in journalism, as many journalists are able to make a career out of international reporting.
                       
“Once you get past the initial shock of being in a new place, it becomes very easy to become accustomed to everything and accomplish bigger things like learning about everything the country has to offer,” he added.

Some also enjoy being in groups when they are traveling to a new place, but that is not the case with Nile, as he always prefers to travel alone, enhancing his experience in the foreign country by making his own decisions. Nile also is fond of creating new bonds in the countries he lives in, enhancing his communication skills with people all over.
                       
It is also no coincidence that Nile chose Rutgers, one of the most diverse campuses in the world, as his next source of education. His love for different cultures and people are a higher priority over just some bland state school.

“Rutgers is really great because I feel that it helps me in preparing to face different aspects of life in all of these countries that I visit”
           
Batista is also an avid sports fan, pulling for soccer teams Liverpool and Manchester United of the English Premier league. While visiting England, he even had the opportunity of attending a match between the two.
“That was an amazing experience”, he mentioned. “Aside from the fact that I wasn’t sure who to root for, it was a great experience that I would totally do again”.
           
Nile is able to find a good balance between work and pleasure activities while he travels and hopes to become even better at those skills in the future. But for now, he is impressed with what he has accomplished.
           

“I hope to keep traveling and possibly have a career in it someday if I’m lucky, but for now I’m just taking it all in”.   

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