Last summer I got the chance to spend a month helping out in a hospital in Africa. I had one year left at school, and I was(1) (interest) in studying medicine at university.
It was a month that changed my life.I(2) (introduce) to a world that is very different to mine in so many ways.I was shocked at how poor so many(3) (family) over there are and how difficult their lives can be.But I was also surprised at how positively people spend(4) (they) daily lives.The way they come together and help each other is a real inspiration,and something I think a lot of us here in the UK have forgotten.I think many of us don't realize(5) lucky we are.My work in the hospital was hard. Not only did I spend a lot of time cleaning floors,but(6) I got to spend some time looking after the patients.And I got the chance(7) (talk) to some doctors and ask them about the job.I saw some truly awful things in the hospital,(8) none of them changed my mind about being a doctor.(9) fact, they only made me more determined to do medicine!
When I finish, I know(10) I'm going to do: I want to work for an international organization like the Red Cross. I can't wait to get started.