Wednesday, 21 October 2009
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What are three things or events that have made you who you are today?
1. In the year 2005, I took a trip to the Philippines to visit my family. I was astounded by the level of pollution present there. The river that my father grew up swimming in was brown. I missed the sight of green grass and trees. I knew I wanted to enter into a career where I could help the environment. I have declared my major in Engineering and I'm going to be an environmental engineer. I want to help people coexist with their surroundings, I'm interested in working on systems and designs that would reduce pollution. That trip to the Philippines planted in me the roots of my dream career. It also made me aware of Mother Earth's plight and I behave in the greenest ways possible.
2. In 2006, I graduated valedictorian of my high school class. I've always been driven and studious. I set high goals for myself and receiving that medal was a realization of those goals. I'm sure it cost me a couple of years off my life, but I believe in the merits of hard work. I don't like to laze around, but I do know how to relax and unwind.
3. In 2008, my son was born. Being a mother has redefined me so much within the past year. My capacity for patience and understanding increased exponentially. I've stayed up late to study, do homework, or even hang with friends, but that is nothing compared to having a child cry all hours of the night--when you can't sleep for days at a time. I learned how to be meek and ask for help. For the first time in my life, I truly understand my own mother. I look back and see I could have treated her better and having a child of my own has made me be a better daughter to my mother. I saw how weak I could be, but also the strength I could amass in the very next instant. And all for the love of my child. I know how different my life would be if I chose to stay in college rather than start a family. I chose to enroll full-time in the School of Life, hehe. But I like this life better and I appreciate how being a mother has made me who I am today.I just answered this Featured Question; you can answer it too!
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Comments (4)
I bet you are a great mom, and any child who comes into your home will be very lucky!
Wow, it seems like you're such a hard working person. It's incredible how you are able to mother a baby at such a young age.
I went to the Philippines too in 2001. I was much younger but even then I realized that despite its desperate conditions, there's a sense of family and home there that you really can't find anywhere else.
Wow, that's so impressive that you were the valedictorian of your HS class. I consider myself to be an intelligent person, but I did not persue my studies hard enough to become valedictorian. That's so cool that u did. That's beautiful that having a baby made you appreciate and understand your own mom more.
I'm sad to hear of the pollution in the philipines...i've always wanted to go there. My friends would go and bring back awesome souveniers from the shopping and tell fun stories. I should really work on becoming more green.
@lonelywanderer2@xanga - Thank you.
@yummychocolatex3@xanga - Isn't that sense of family wonderful? My cousins were so accepting of me even though we were meeting for the very first time. And even though they didn't have very much in the way of material goods, I could see that they were happy.
@DameUnBeso06@xanga - Thank you! It's really fun to shop at the Philippines! At the market, they expect you to haggle, which was really difficult for me because English is my primary language. Well, if my story inspired you to become more green, then I have accomplished part of my goals.