In my essay, I will be focusing on one special woman who has really shaped my life into what it is today; my grandmother. She is eighty one years old having lived through world war two and experienced the atrocities committed to the people including her brothers who perished in the war. My grandmother is a trained teacher who taught in various elementary schools diligently and upon her retirement she was awarded an honorary gift. After retiring, she got involved in small businesses like selling in a grocery store and in the afternoon babysitting in a baby daycare she owned. She lost her husband; my grandfather to a brain tumor at a tender age of thirty six years and all along stayed as a single mother. She worked towards providing the basic necessities for her children and securing their future. She was a good disciplinarian who believed in ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ and still does. Despite her old age, she is still a strong woman who works out at least twice a day by cycling around the neighborhood. Her contribution to the community is immense as she is a volunteer in many organizations in the United States. Also, she volunteers to save children and pregnant women in Africa by contributing towards the purchase of mosquito nets and supports a children’s home in Africa, Kenya, which is a home for children who are infected with HIV and AIDS. Although no one has recognized her selflessness, she has continuously worked hard to take care of them by sending donations and traveling there at least once a year. She is my role model and I pray to God to give her more days on earth. To the grandchildren, she makes us work hard in school by keeping a breast with our school work and making sure in all our tests we perform to our level best. She acts as our tutor during holiday time teaching us how to tackle sums by simplifying them. This has made us more competitive in school and we are now realizing good grades due to her diligence and patience. Her life fulfillment comes from the work she does and the health she enjoys. Once a week, she goes out to chat with her friends and when she comes back home she is all jovial. The most difficult time she experienced was when she had contracted typhoid fever during her annual trips to Kenya. She was very sick and almost lost her life due to dehydration and her loss of appetite. Her family members are her main supporters as they give her the moral support in her endeavors. The Christian community from her church is also supportive of her work especially what she does for the African children. When am eighty I would want to be as healthy as my grandmother and very industrious. I would want to have retired from being employed to being an entrepreneur engaging with hotel and tourism products as I would want to pursue this in my degree. I would want to have established a coffee house here in our state and another one in Africa, Kenya to be precise this will help in job creation and hence contributing towards alleviating poverty. This will be in my volunteer work that I would want to continue from my grandmother. I would want to have known many languages like French and Italian and Kiswahili: the national language in Kenya and also acquire good leadership skills that I do not possess now. Just like my grandmother I would want to be involved in various volunteer works especially in Africa as I feel a special connection to Africans. I would want to