Though my journey hasn't been easy I am happy and proud of myself that I never gave up even in the most difficult times. My mom has been my second pillar after God being my first pillar. In my life I have experienced more pain than happiness because of my background. I am raised by a single mother I know the pain of not getting everything you would want and the pain of having to accept you can't have everything. The feelings make me push harder and want success so bad.
My most difficult experience is when my mother had no job and she is everything around the house that she is paying rent, buying food, and meeting all the requirements including paying my school fees. My mom was so helpless that she even lost hope and decided we would go live with her mother (my grandmother). I learnt that giving up is never and will never be an option and I will never give up on life because I know it's just a phase of life that I must go through for preparation of new beginnings and a new chapter is about to start. Even when it rains the sun will still shine.
A moment when I felt proud of myself was when I had to hustle and help my mother to pay several debts we owed. For me this was special because it was proof that I always got her back and that she is not alone in this. The hustle made me realize that if I just lay down and wait for success it can never find me so I must be able to push myself and be my own hero in my book called life.
The happiest moment was when I was able to join a college to continue with my studies. My whole family contributed to their ability and I was able to join for the first term. My reason to be happy was because my mom and I were stranded due to financial reasons and God used our family as his vessel.
It was good though I had to miss a few classes due to financial reasons. Bathing with cold water was another challenge and besides this the reading was not as easy as it seemed. Generally, I enjoyed my high school.
My dream is to become a professional teacher and nurturing young learners to perfection. I am going to work hard and smart and pray more that God gives me a longer life to achieve my goal.
I am going to support my family and for my community I will be sure to not only be just a teacher but teacher with development. For WEF, I will participate in helping them in nurturing young learners.
If I had power to change my country, I would change the way of giving out bursaries in the communities because the targeted group (unable/poor) to be offered the bursaries usually they are always disadvantaged unless they are connected to a source somewhere.