Personal After Four Years of Living Here

Personal

After four years of living here in the United States, and in Miami in particular, I feel that I am ready to contribute fully to the community. Research into the needs of the community leads me to nursing as a choice of a new career. There seems to be a shortage in the nursing field and I would like to be one of those to help fill that need. Changing from a career as a lawyer to a nurse may seem like a drastic change, but for me it is more natural than it appears. Both professions include helping people. I have no doubt that my caring nature and my love for helping people will be of asset to the nursing profession. Combining my legal training and expertise with the nursing practice will give me more of an advantage to help improve the health system.

My experiences over the past four years have convinced me that I am strong and capable of anything I put my mind to. I am especially proud of my ability to migrate to a foreign country and adapt as well as I have to a new culture. I have always found it easy to learn new things and have done well in school all through my academic life. However, a particular accomplishment has been learning a new language at this stage of my life. Leaving my family behind in my home country was not easy. It continues to be a challenge living away from them and having to build a new network of support for myself. This too has strengthened my sense of responsibility and commitment to making a good life for myself and for others around me.

One of my goals is to stay in the community where I have been afforded such opportunities over the past years, thus one of the reasons for my choice of Florida International University. I have no doubt that not only will I fit in well at this institution which offers such a diversity, but I will be able to contribute significantly to the culture and ethos of the school. Choosing Florida International University was also influenced by my decision to stay close to those who have helped and supported me. This will also be a perfect way to fulfil my goal of advancing myself academically while at the same time still being able to help build the community around me and be in a better position to directly help others on graduating as a nurse. I am encouraged and inspired by the quality of the program at FIU and its reputation for preparing nurses for working in a multiethnic and multicultural environment. Hopefully my time at FIU will extend beyond the Bachelor's degree so that I can benefit from the advanced training offered. I grew up with the value instilled in me that I should always aim to be the best that I can be. Leaving FIU with a new career and the tools to help people in such a meaningful way will give me more hope in the future.