Growing up in Addis Ababa, I was always intrigued by the big infrastructural constructs around the city. I was always fascinated with how they were built and how they came to be. My dad, being an engineer, would sometimes take me to construction sites, so I could see firsthand how those magnificent buildings were made. As time went on my love for engineering only grew. When I entered the 7th grade and started taking physics courses, I realized I had a knack for engineering. And I knew I had to pursue it. I knew I wanted to become a civil engineer like my dad and build amazing infrastructures in the developing nation I live in. My dad played a huge role in nurturing my love for engineering. He would always teach me new things and show me plans of new buildings yet to be constructed. This one time I remember him asking me to help him with the blueprints of a new project he was working on. I was so amazed on how my dad and his team were working on it, taking every element into account and how it might affect the buildings internal structure. I just couldn’t help but admire and aspire to be like them. My dad was also the first person to advise me to pursue my higher learning in China and told me about South China University of Technology. Learning about SCUT, I knew it was the school for me. The scenery itself was an aspect to fall in love with and seeing the campus buildings sold it to me. And then I thought who better to teach me about engineering than a school with beautiful infrastructures. Now as my senior year comes to an end, I have come to realize that my most potent goal in life is to build some of the most amazing feats in my nation’s history. And I believe with the education I will receive from South China University of Technology I will make it a reality.