'I hoped [my words] would inspire young Guatemalans to follow my career path.' Virtual outreach helps AndreaCdelVall1 stay connected with her home country. Read her story in this week's ScienceWorkingLife.
I sat down for the interview from my office in Taiwan, where I’d moved from Guatemala to pursue my dream of becoming a scientist. My words would be used for a video produced by the Guatemalan government, and I hoped they would inspire young Guatemalans to follow my career path. I spoke about the joys of being a Ph.D. student, the pleasure of discovering new things every day, and how I felt I was in my natural element.
No institutions were researching cancer in Guatemala, so when the time came to think about universities, I looked abroad, eventually deciding to study in Taiwan. I planned to earn a bachelor’s degree and then return home. At the time, a bachelor’s was enough to secure a faculty position in Guatemala—in part because the positions often revolved around teaching, with very little research. I thought if I worked hard, perhaps I could do that, too.
That was a sobering realization because it meant I might have to stay abroad indefinitely. In Taiwan, a single cancer lab might spend thousands of dollars per week on research. In Guatemala, professors had very little research funding and well-equipped labs were almost nonexistent. Shortly after it was posted online, I was inundated with messages and postcards from people in Guatemala. The outpouring of interest inspired me to travel back home and spend several weeks delivering talks at schools. One talk was to a group of girls who had been rescued from human trafficking. I showed them pictures of my laboratory, described my research, and had them do a small hands-on activity.
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