The foreign gaze: essays on global health, an open access book by Seye Abimbola, is a collection of essays that takes readers through the author’s journey into global health, from Owo, a town in southwestern Nigeria, to his current position at Sydney University. Seye reflects on his positionality, linking it to the development of his worldview, including a firsthand account of his mother as a midwife, the place where he received his medical education, his economic background, the parts of Nigeria he is familiar with, and his current affiliation and work.