Coming Of Age Experience

Coming of age means a person's transition from a child to becoming an adult. Ms. Suliafu who is an English teacher at Kalaheo High came of age after her 4 years of experience in college. Her experience shows coming of age because she had to move to another country, she had to work, and be able to keep good time management. Firstly, Ms. Suliafu experience of moving from Tonga to Hawaii enabled her to come of age. She had to experience different things and a different country. So that meant that she had to grow up and adapt to her surroundings. Secondly, she had to work and pay for her own tuition. Her parents didn't pay for it she had to work and to earn the money. She was not treated like a child anymore as to where her parents would pay for her stuff. She became an adult. So paying for tuition by working hard is another example of how she came of age.

She had to balance her schedule for school, work, and sports. For example, she would have different classes throughout the day and in between would go to work at Polynesian Cultural Center which was near her school. After school, she would go to basketball or volleyball practice. She had to plan for which events that she could or could not do so that her schedule wouldn’t overlap. Keeping good time management and a balanced schedule allowing her to come of age. In conclusion, coming of age is a person's process from childhood to adulthood. Just like Ms. Suliafu after her 4 years of experience in college. She went through a process in college but not all people go through that same process. That is one of many examples of coming of