¶ … career aspirations, my educational plans, and my dreams and aspirations. For as long as I can remember I have been interested in the field of medicine. I am fortunate to be the child of two wonderful and inspirational parents who have taught me the value of the human spirit; my father is a heart doctor and my mother is a nurse in an intensive care unit. It is my deepest desire to follow in their footsteps. From my parents I have learned that to do something for yourself may make you happy, but to do something for the betterment of others provides a sense of profound satisfaction. They have taught me the value of compassion, and instilled in me a deep regard for my fellow human beings. These...

A few years ago my parents decided that their skills and services would be of better service if they returned to their origins, Taiwan. Let me preface this by saying that I am bilingual (and multi-cultural as well) and have the ability from switch easily back and forth from English to Chinese. One day while walking through the city I noticed a school close to where we were living with the Chinese…