2nd Reflection

In this second reflection, our madam had told us to choose an explorer and why did we choose him or her. In this case, I had choose Christopher Columbus as an explorer. As we all know, he was not just only an explorer but also a colonizer and a navigator. He had completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. Why did I choose him as an explorer? This is because he had shown his effort in order to achieve his aim that is to establish permanent settlements in the island of Hispaniola, initiated the process of Spanish colonization, which foreshadowed the general European colonization of the "New World". Although Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas, but still his voyages led to the first lasting European contact with America, inaugurating a period of European exploration and colonization of foreign lands that lasted for several centuries. His bravery to explore has inspired me a lot. That is why I choose him as an explorer.