My name is Temiloluwa Okelowo Francis, and I hail from Lagos State, Nigeria in West Africa. I grew up in Lagos state where things aren’t as rosy as they are in the United States. Growing up, a major challenge in the country was awareness of technology and how it can help make life easier. As a young aspiring youth, I became inspired to make a change in my country for good. I aspire to become a software engineer in order to solve the problem of lack of awareness of technology and how it can help make life easier in my country. I have traveled all the way from West Africa to come to the United States of America to get the best possible education with the hope of acquiring the skills to save my country from this embarrassment. In my quest to gain knowledge that can solve my country’s problems, I have encountered some hurdles like cultural differences, language differences. Nevertheless, I am passionate about the end goal of bringing great software to my country that would make all aspects of our lives easier. At Durham Technical Community College, I am enrolled in the Associates in Engineering program. I am enrolled in this program because of how passionate I am about solving not just the dominant challenge of my country but also impacting the world with my knowledge. A good way to describe me would be someone who derives pleasure in solving people’s problems and putting a smile on their faces to the best of my ability. After Durham Tech, I plan on going to either North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study software engineering. These schools are appealing to me because they are known to produce the best of the best engineers that the country has to offer. As someone who is interested in solving a country’s challenge, it is imperative that I am groomed by the best. Upon completion of these goals that I have set for myself, I would love to have a Master’s degree in software engineering to solidify my grounds in the field. After all my academic goals have been met, I would head back to my home country Nigeria to begin what I believe I am made to do.