I am Benjamin Eshun. I was born and nurtured in Ghana, an African country along the Atlantic Ocean. I was raised speaking Akan, an African language, but I attended a school where English was used as a language of instruction. Hence, English is my second language. I spent most of my life with my father because my mother worked overseas. However, not long after my sophomore year in high school, I had to join my mother in the United States. At first, it felt conflicting, but upon giving it a second thought, I realized it was for my good. I arrived in the city of Pittsfield in Massachusetts on the 21st of March,2023 with a little knowledge of what season it is. Fresh and chilling winds of the Spring season were the first to swirl me a greeting and remind me of my change in environment. I constantly stayed indoors for the first two months; something I adore and hate, paradoxical right? Anyway, back in Africa, I might have a very loving family. However, what can I do when the overwhelming headache and fatigue of “Malaria” impairs the frail bodies of both my grandfather and me even when we are on medications? All that we get to do is silently succumb to the deathly threats that “Malaria” accommodates us with. I can say that I am stronger than my grandfather because he faded away just like how my “Malaria” faded away. Since then, I have learned how susceptible one can be to death through a disease. One might not want to have anything to do with diseases afterward. Nevertheless, the death of my grandfather impassioned me and even made me more curious about how to solicit knowledge and skills to treat and cure diseases. Based on my research and experiences, getting a resounding education to work in the health sector can quench my “curiosity”. It has therefore been a dream of mine to work in the health sector in the future and my sole purpose for being in the United States is to get enrolled in an affordable higher educational institute to start the journey of achieving my goals. Throughout my previous years in high school, I received an overwhelming amount of help from my teachers and friends which has made me gleeful daily. In effect, I have acquired the principle of showing gratitude as a value in addition to my resilient, optimistic, empathetic, and ethical self-image. I have, therefore, been motivated to give back whatever skill, value, or quality I acquire to society. I plan on working in the health sector back in my country or anywhere around the world after I substantiate myself with all the knowledge and skills I need to become a physician.