It's still very rough, and I wrote down exactly how I felt. It's still hard for me to understand my craving for Africa or even begin to explain it. This is the closest I've gotten.


Africa: a continent divided. collection of countries in turmoil.
swarming with suspicion, speculation.
riden with fear and suffering.
Yet thriving in culture
and strong - Courageous

Africa: a homeland. haven. battle ground.
unknown, unsought, undisturbed.
wartorn plain, waving grasslands
trapt beneath baking suns and sorrowful showers.
Yet still standing
and strong - unstoppable

Africa: my mind, my heart, my soul
untold, unfounded, unfair, undersold.
struggling, seeking, desperate.
they chant, they call, they cry.
they sing, they speak, they're silent.
Yet never unheard
and always strong - immortal

My achievement aspirations all lie within close proximity to my heart. Who I am and what I hope to become are wound within my beliefs', knowledge, and understanding of the circumstances our world faces. That is why all my goals - personal and professional - involve people.

Diversity has molded my being, mindset and heart. Growing up in a community of all different cultures, beliefs', backgrounds and standings has allowed me to foster belief's which embrace, expect and accept change. That is why my career choice involves the helping and healing of people - a physician. I have attempted to envision myself in other fields of work and found it to be near impossible to imagine; it is just not where my heart it. I have a love, a passion, a need to help individuals, and practicing medicine is the route I feel is right for me.

Personally I hope to see changes occurring in the world which surrounds me. I have witnessed tremendous heartache and sorrow in my life and wish it could all be eliminated and if I can aid in the pain erasure then I am willing to give the cause all that I have. I'd like to see many research advances, especially in the areas of Autism and Cancer which have claimed many of my loved one's as their victims. The way I see it, we can all help one another, but the question is if we will.