Yesterday is the seed planted for today, not knowing what will bring. Education has always been my safe ground in which I can grow in my many ways. Understanding that life has been generous with me, and blessed with the opportunities and benefits that others do not. With that said, that does not mean to take it for granted. I am very curious to learn more and determined to pursue higher goals for myself. Laying more expectations to grow and let my touch reach the world where it has not before.
All the way through high school being the shy girl that I was, I would never speak or interact with anyone. Being in my own mind is what comforted me and in result shut myself out. It was the cruel realization that I have pondered one day that changed
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I was stubborn, very cautious and scared of the uncertainty that is the real world. I did not have courage in myself for I was deep inside living by my own insecurities.
My parents told me their memories of having to drop out of school due to hardships in their life and the financial place that they were in. They are very supportive and they tell me constantly, “Don’t worry about the money.” I understand that working now at their minimum paid jobs do they not want financial barriers that once stopped them from going further to limit me. It has been since that day that I did not consider education an option but rather an opportunity that will open doors for me.
My classmates did not care much for education. They were careless on their assignments, missed deadlines, or failed exams they did not try to study at least. That is what made me different from the rest. Teachers, would notice that I was hardworking. They would look at me like if I shined among the rest, a light I did not realize I had. I would put in every effort and time for every assignment. I would study for hours and determined to get the grades I want. I was not doing this for attention, I think that is what I least wanted when I was younger. I want to feel accomplished, to feel proud of