Tim Steckel: the physicians and nurses are the hospital’s engine and I am the oil that keeps the engine working properly

Born on June 14, 1982, in Henstedt-Ulzburg near Hamburg, Germany, Tim Steckel ( Figure 1 ) went to school in Hamburg until 2001 ending with a 13-school-year career and German high school diploma called Abitur. His eleventh school year Mr. Steckel spent in Portage, Indiana, getting to know American culture as a foreign exchange student.