Filmon Haile narrates how his visits to Eritrea motivated him to pursue a career in pharmacy

My first trip to Eritrea was when I was a year-old, so I don’t remember. The next time I went back when I was 14 years old, and that trip changed the entire trajectory of my life. Before I went to Eritrea, I didn’t take school seriously and had a hard time staying out of trouble. Eritrea exposed me to a country full of outstanding students my age who had to make endless sacrifices to receive an education like the one I was receiving here for free. When I came back, I looked at academia through a whole new lens and took it upon myself to enroll in college ready courses/workshops and build toward taking AP classes in my last years of high school.

My most recent trip back was after my 2018 UCLA graduation. At this point I understood the political and socioeconomic factors that play a part in the lack of resources and overall disparities that plague Eritrea. I can’t lie and say that it wasn’t disheartening at first, but throughout my trip, I spoke to family and locals about hardships they face, which ultimately gave me a sense of motivation and purpose.

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