Since early in my career, I was exposed to research and had the unique opportunity of participating in summer internships in different countries including Brazil, Germany with the Nobel Laureate Dr. Harald zur Hausen, and Spain in addition to teaching basic science skills to college students in China. I explored different research areas including biochemistry, botany, and immunology, and felt in love with the latter. A cathartic event that helped me to decide and pursue a degree in immunology was the deaths of several family members and friends due to cancer in the last couple of years. However, I knew that just doing research in a laboratory, although important, was not fulfilling for me. As a woman and Latina in science, I identified several gaps and weaknesses in the way scientists were advocating for women and Latinos in science as well as how science was been communicated to the general public. I also began to feel frustrated by the way politics was influencing science and vice versa. This is why I decided to become more involved in science policy and science diplomacy, where having good communication skills is crucial. In the future, I aim to become an advocate for cancer patients by working in partnerships between countries for the advancement of science, for example, to bring specific types of technologies and immunotherapies to cancer patients worldwide. I would also like to work through science policy with the government to help shape the public policy of my country and the world.