My College Journey ♥️

Part 2.....

An innocent woman having an innocent mind will have faith to God and eagerness to learn and willing to move forward to her next endeavor in life.

I started my College years at the age of 16 years old, year 2007. I enrolled and studied at CNU and took up Bachelor of Science in Biology because I passed the entrance examination and completed all the requirements given. This is now the final battle in my life that I had to strengthen my faith and face all the consequences when worst times came.

My College years marked a remarkable event in my life. From the very beginning I know that my parents cannot support me in my studies because of financial problems. That's the reason why I need to find someone who is willing to help me in my studies. By God's grace, I found them. I found Maam Ann and Kuya Eking, they are the one who helped me in my studies for one year. After that year, I found Ate Hele and Kuya Adam. I served them until I graduated in college. They are my second parents during those days.

Ako yu'ng taong pinagsabay ang pag-aaral at trabaho. Being a working student is not an easy job. There are times that I cried because I can't even study my lessons and make my assignments nang dahil sa daming trabaho na kailangang tapusin. At kailangan ko nang matulog para makagising nang maaga para magluto, maglinis ng sasakyan, at maglinis sa loob at labas nang bahay. At pagkatapos nang lahat, tsaka na ako makapasok sa paaralan. Even my grades are getting low, but I know this is not the hindrance in my studies. I need to study harder and stay focus. These are the few reasons why I can't focus just because of the different stressors bothered in my mind; financial problems, got low in other subjects, and time management.

There were times that I need to give up because I'm tired, but I talked to myself silently; "never give up Rose", I need to face this big challenge just to continue and finished my studies. I am a woman who had a big dream to become one of a successful person someday and had my own job.

May mga panahon naman na sabi nang mga Tiyahin ko, "si Rose, makatapos kaya nang pag-aaral yun? Baka naman mabuntis lang yun kasi walang magulang na mag-alaga sa kanya doon sa city". That words hurt me much but on the other hand it challenge mi much to pushed myself to study harder. I will prove to them that my faith to God is very strong and hope that I could finished my studies to pursue my dreams in life. And yet, they we're wrong.

Finally, four years has over. Here comes my graduation day. This is it!!! All those hardships, all those struggles that I encountered was over. I was March 2011 marked a very remarkable event in my life. I can't imagine myself wearing black toga walking in the aisle and received my diploma holding my parents hands as well as the presence of my second parents. I can't even stop may tears falling in my eyes, the "tears of joy".

"Salamat Nay, Tay".

"Salamat Ate and Kuya".

Thank you so much to our almighty father who always there for me throughout my journey.