Throughout my time at the University of Dayton, I have developed an ever-growing passion and love for learning about others and providing services that can improve their quality of life. After participating in a medical and public heath brigade last January, I not only felt truly humbled and honored to be able to meet the Nicaraguan families that I served and learn about their culture, but I also felt an intense calling to continue to serve and educate about global health issues in the community that we all share, our world. However, I also recognized the great need for us as volunteers in any capacity, to deeply learn about those we are serving in order to help create a sustainable and effective solution. I chose to volunteer with Global Brigades again this January because this student-led organization does exactly that. Global Brigades researches the countries and communities we travel to, in order to assess the community’s needs. As volunteers, we work completely in the service of the community and in the process learn about the rich, loving culture of the families we serve. Because of my experiences with Global Brigades, I have become a more knowledgeable and compassionate citizen of our world, and as I make my journey towards medical school, I hope to continue to participate in these experience that will help me to become a more knowledgeable, compassionate doctor as well.