Issaka Mamah

My name is Issaka Mamah. I am 19 years old and I was born in West Africa on November 6th 1994, my home country is Togo. I was a student of Centre Culturel Islamique de lome 2. My parents left me for the U.S.A when I was 5, because they  thought I should  graduate from middle school before I followed them. Meanwhile during these 11 years I lived with my uncle from 2000 to 2010. I came to New York City on November 18th which was a Friday. My goals for coming in United States are to get a better education and become a better person in the future. By challenging with my cousin, I found the International Community High School where I started my 9th grade. Now I am a Freshman at Buffalo State.

I am always happy after helping people to do something. I love helping others, doing my best to achieve their desires, I also value achievement because I want to know feedback after doing a job. I am always excited to see if I did great or not. I wish to have a boss that I will give enough respect to do well at work. I am also concerned about my way of life because I would like to live how I want.

My vision for future began with when  I closed my eyes and imagined my life in 10 years. I dreamed that I woke up in the morning and put on my professional clothes and got ready for work. I get out of my car and enter in my office which is in a Central Bank building. Before I go into  my office, my secretary opens the door for me. When I enter, I turned on my PC and start working and receiving e-mails. My role in the bank was an accountant.

My parents were the first educators in my life, especially my mother. She was a nice person; she speaks French, and a little English because she only attended school for 9 grades. As a food maker she loved making food and brought it to my middle school so students could it eat at lunch time. Much of my experience was based on her life. From her, I learned how to make food and also how to respect and help others. I remember when I was 10, my mom told me that “From today you will be responsible for yourself. You must be able to make food whenever I am not at home early.” All this let me have experience in food service. My mother is Christian, so she took me sometimes with her on trips to go and talk about God in villages. It was very hard for me to do that because my father is Muslim and he didn't want me to go to the church instead of the Mosque. All this opinions are for my parents, for me Work mean to be able to do something legal that can help society.