From the mid-1980s to early 2000s, there was a boom in television shows, like Dexter’s Laboratory, Back to the Future and Big Bang Theory series, which left young viewers with an enthusiastic attitude towards the natural and formal sciences. The shows allowed them to reason and become curious to discover if what they saw on screen could be possible- and even what made our screens light up! I also became curious about how I was able to see motion pictures on a screen. How could it work with just a push button? How we are able to capture any one’s actions on a memory stick? Having parents who were both accountants they weren’t of much help when I asked the big “why” and “how” scientific questions. As I grew into my teenage years, I switched up my tactics and begun to read a book called The Essentials of Physics and asked my teachers as well as my peers questions on how things work and what are alternative applications for these things an example of this is how oscillations are able to create signals we are able to use for communication. The answers I received became my gateway into a new universe of understanding and application. It gave me a new way to view the earth and why most objects around us have been shaped the way they are. The book, my teachers and peers became the foundation for my love in science as well as my love in math. This led me to me receiving 1’sin science and math in my Examination Council of Zambia grade 12 finals. During the wait for my acceptance into Hillcrest National Technical School in Livingstone to study my A-levels, I began to read more books that were related to both the formal and natural sciences like the Physics, Chemistry Demystified books series by Stan Gibilisco and Linda D. Williams respectively and the bird higher engineering mathematic 5th edition book by John Bird . These books were a form of egress from the boredom that was consuming me slowly, as I found joy in being able to understand and solve the problems within that book. These books enabled me to go through my A-level subjects with a smile on my face as I had started my preparation. Along the way, I got to experience a new way of viewing cultures as I was immersed with different people who came from all walks of life. These people showed me that life is not restricted to books but it is bunch of opportunities one must never take granted. I took up playing the guitar. I loved the way I could express myself and felt more empathy with others through music. My A-level subjects were Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. They appealed to me because they are the reasons everything happens around us. I learnt to appreciate the links between the subjects and how they could relative to my career choice: mechanical engineering. In mathematics, I found a joy so strong it could bend a beam of steel. It is the language that brings together all my subject choices. Every time I learnt something new in linear algebra - like its application in space manipulation -when I solved calculus problems involving real life applications or when figuring out the probability of manufacturing faults, I would fall in love again with this subject. Physics and chemistry: where can I begin explaining how important these two other subjects are to me and also to us as a human race? I could begin by explaining the wonder that is found in nearly everything in our universe: the atom. Or the way modern technology is heavily dependent on advancements/ research studies on these two subjects. They provide us with the guidelines to live in a much safe and ever changing environment. In physics we learnt all about energy and the absurdity of our own universe as we fell deeper into research in quantum mechanics. Chemistry supported physics by giving us the ability to identify the materials, quantities and where we are most likely to find them. There are the two subjects that very much like notes in a song: notes on their own have no meaning, but brought together can create something special. I received rewards for my hard work and determination in these subjects. I want to become an engineer to apply what I have learnt into real life. With the advancements in technology, diverse culture and the universities found in China I believe I could become a wonderful engineer whose sole goal is to bring the world of fiction into a realm reality.