Personal Narrative: My Trip To Haiti

Diverse individuals with distinctive stories apply for school each year. Some with stand-out encounters, others an ability that separate them from others. Be that as it may, for me my experience, culture and trials are what decide my uniqueness. Conceived from the poorest nation in the western hemisphere, Haiti where I lived with my persevering mother (after the death of my dad when I was 10 months) providing for us through her little business. Until the overwhelming quake that struck my nation in 2010. This disastrous occasion changed my viewpoint in life. I left my past life alongside my mom in Haiti. I packed material possessions alongside the adventures and memories that I experienced throughout the years and went to a foreign nation to close relatives. I went to

It all started at the refugee camp in Rwanda. I followed my father who was a physician, to tour the camp and check on patients. I started to volunteer to

life is very unpredictable your best day can become your worst day an instant ,growing up in Haiti life was very hard but we lived a simple life and we where happy . I was good a soccer I always taught I would be a soccer player but life had different plans for me. jan 12 2010 is day that traumatized me but also made me the person that I am today , it was a day like any other day went to school then after school my friends ask if I wanted to stay for tutor the younger kids but I couldn't due to the fact that I had a lot of homework so I decided to go home that day. I went home played soccer then went back to my room to do my homework while I was inside I felt the house shaking and everything started to fall the floor split and half I jump of

In just thirty seconds, my life had taken a chaotic turn, making me realize just how much I had taken for granted .

I landed my two feet out of the cruise boat, Carnival Sensation to the deck heading to a wonderful beautiful place, the Bahamas. I realized that this was going to be the trip of a lifetime. The second I stepped off the cruise boat I could feel the blazing hot sun on my back as I thirst for cool refreshing water. It was hundred degrees and I couldn’t wait for the wonderful refreshing dip at the beach.

On June 16th, 2016, I had the opportunity of going on the most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on. I had the privilege of traveling to Haiti for a mission’s trip. Although June 16th was the longest/ one of the hardest days of my life, the outcome was so worth it. It was the day I, as a seventeen year old who has always been surrounded by my family, had to leave my 6 siblings and 4 parents behind. Not to mention I left my boyfriend behind, too. But despite all of that, I was going to a new country!

For the last several years I’ve been involved in surgical medical missions as a registered nurse with an operating room speciality. At this point in my life, with my four children off on their own, I can offer my time and services to go places that do not have the medical care we have access to in the U.S.

I was thrilled to discover that Doctors Without Borders is in need of more emergency physicians, which I found out about on doctorswithoutborders.org. I’ve always dreamt of traveling to different countries and helping underprivileged communities and this would be the perfect opportunity for me to do so. With my extensive skills and experience in emergency medicine and a passion for helping others, I am immensely qualified for this position.

In 2015, I volunteered with the organization Medicine, Education and Development for Low Income Families Everywhere (MEDLIFE) to Lima,Peru. Their mission is to

During childhood, I had seen my uncle visiting the interior region of rural India to spread awareness and educate people on various social and health issues. My wife’s parents further enhanced my interest in the field of public healthcare issues. They have been managing the non-profit organization Gram Seva trust, which works on preventive medicine in a rural region of the southern part of Gujarat State, India. In India, I was a regular blood donor for three years to a small boy who was suffering from thalassemia. I volunteered at the Blind People’s Association for four months, helping the disabled in cultivation of necessary physical therapy skills. As a vice president of the college cultural festival committee, I took a very active role in managing the event during my undergraduate study at Suresh Brahmakumar Bhatt College of Physiotherapy, India. My enthusiasm and passion for the community welfare never dwindled in the United States. I came here as a student in 2008 to pursue Master of Science in Exercise Science. I tried raising money for a child of employee at international student office, who was suffering from leukemia. I was awarded international student graduate scholarship in recognition of outstanding contribution and service to Oakland University and the community for fall 2008 semester. I have participated in organizing blood donation camps in Michigan, and am a regular participant in a walk for the March of

temporary clinics are set up in various rural villages of Jarabacoa. Free medical care and

That Monday I found my dream! It was the unforgettable day during my internship when I realized that Public Health was not just my interest, but my calling. Before that Monday, I had some vague idea of a career in health promotion. Then I met Lal, a Bhutanese refugee who had spent almost 20 years in the refugee camps of Nepal. That Monday, my vague idea blossomed into a firm desire to advocate for vulnerable populations such as refugees, displaced persons, victims of human trafficking, and more, so that individuals such as Lal do not get lost in the chaos of conflict, or stymied by systemic barriers everywhere, including their place of safety.

It was an unforgettable day during my internship when I realized that Public Health was not just my interest, but my calling. Although I had a vague idea of a career in health promotion, meeting Lal, my first refugee client at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a humanitarian aid organization, blossomed my idea into a firm desire to become a public health advocate. I saw an opportunity to improve health equity by addressing the barriers that cause health disparities in vulnerable communities.

That Monday I had found my dream! It was during my internship when I realized that Public Health was not just my interest, but my calling. I want to advocate for vulnerable populations such as refugees, displaced individuals, victims of human trafficking, and more, so that individuals such as Lal do not get lost in the chaos of conflict, or systematic barriers.

Throughout my existence on earth, I have always had an interest in learning about and experiencing other cultures, their languages and how they view the world differently than I do. So naturally my career goals would involve international travel of some sort. Although I’m on the path of becoming a doctor, main goal is to join the Doctors without Borders initiative and be actively apart of that for majority of my career. I choose this particular organization because I am a firm believer in helping others; less fortunate then you, reach their full potential and providing accessible health care to these individuals will allow them to do so. I feel as though working for Doctors without Borders would be a wonderfully rewarding experience that will allow me to learn how to work in high risk and unpredictable environments; because of the ever-changing dynamic of the countries MSF frequent. I also feel like I would learn how to do more with less because of limited resources of a country. During this experience, I expect to be heavily involved with the health care of women and their children. I will be working with women who at a higher risk of dying from complications during pregnancy, such as; eclampsia. I would also be working to prevent mother to child transmission of the HIV/AIDS virus. The main concerns with this organization is the fact that you may assigned to areas that are actively involved in conflict or war torn areas; there will all be potential danger and risks to