- This is Steve Gordon. Traveling is one of my interests I have just been to Hong Kong, China and it’s much like New York, there are many inhabitants everywhere you gaze. Watching a trauma doctor save my brother’s life at the age of five is a second I’ll never fail to remember. From that moment, I’ve known without a doubt that I would commit my life to medicine. My brother was lucky that his doctor studied at one of the best programs in the country. By doing the same, I hope to one day mean to another family what Dr. Heller does to mine. My familys ties to this country aren’t peculiarly glamorous. We didn’t arrive on the Mayflower, or have our surname butchered at Ellis Island, or receive amnesty after fleeing a foreign dictatorship. What we did do is inhabit in four states across the Midwest, where we’ve lived happily for over a hundred years. The magic of that simple act isn’t lost on me, which is why I’ve elected to major in American Studies. Growing up very poor taught me that hard work and thrift are sometimes the only things a person can afford.