[LEAVES CRUNCHING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Over the years, I've just kind of learned that music is such a universal language.
No matter where you are, no matter who you're with, music is always meaningful.
As I'm traveling all around the world, music will be playing a very big part
in how I connect with other people. Over the next two years before heading off to
med school, I will be embarking on a self-planned and self-funded trip around the
world. I'll be visiting hospitals, I'll be volunteering at health clinics, helping
physicians do administrative work and some very basic procedures.
The big purpose of this trip is to really broaden my perspective of global health
systems around the world. You can read about these issues and you can watch
videos about them, but until you step outside of your personal cultural
bubble and go firsthand to another country, you can't really fully
understand a different culture and a different group of people.
This trip is an opportunity for me to see where and how I can make the most
impact when I become a global physician. I truly believe it's my
calling to help people and to connect with people all around the world, whether
it be through helping at health clinics or learning about the communities or
just playing music.
[MUSIC PLAYING]