1999 was the year that changed my life trajectory. The year was filled with dire warnings for Y2k but to me, it was the year that I found the name of my passion. I have questioned, changed, given up on this passion several times during the last 18 years but I am thankful that I have been pulled back on course no matter my own and life’s’ shenanigans.
1999 I started what would be called my freshman college year in Trinidad and Tobago. Having finished my high school with somewhat unremarkable grades I struggled to figure out where I should concentrate my studies. Not having the luxury of guidance councilors I tried to rectify what in my life gave me the most pleasure and or passion. For years I collected articles that depicted the flora and …show more content…
Not having an exact subject on the curriculum that reflected those interests I plunged into the only subject that seemed similar Geography. I was so enthralled in my class that the changes that were happening in my immediate family did not remove the fog of wonder I had. During that year my father’s job ended because of political changing of the guard, my family home was lost in foreclosure and my mom was moved to the United States so that we could afford things such as my schooling. Slowly my family moved to New York in the course of one summer and I was still oblivious to the fact that I would be leaving my island home. September of that year my parents told me that they could not afford to send me to school anymore and that they have decided to move the whole family to the United States of America. This was when my laser focus came crashing down.
It took several years for me to find my path back to my first love. I became a Home Health Aide because it came naturally to me and because my mom was one and it was easy for me to get a job through her. I got married in 2003 to my island boyfriend and started and stopped college twice. In 2005 I decided that I would do nursing it was a natural direction after years of being an aide but I could
1999 I started what would be called my freshman college year in Trinidad and Tobago. Having finished my high school with somewhat unremarkable grades I struggled to figure out where I should concentrate my studies. Not having the luxury of guidance councilors I tried to rectify what in my life gave me the most pleasure and or passion. For years I collected articles that depicted the flora and …show more content…
Not having an exact subject on the curriculum that reflected those interests I plunged into the only subject that seemed similar Geography. I was so enthralled in my class that the changes that were happening in my immediate family did not remove the fog of wonder I had. During that year my father’s job ended because of political changing of the guard, my family home was lost in foreclosure and my mom was moved to the United States so that we could afford things such as my schooling. Slowly my family moved to New York in the course of one summer and I was still oblivious to the fact that I would be leaving my island home. September of that year my parents told me that they could not afford to send me to school anymore and that they have decided to move the whole family to the United States of America. This was when my laser focus came crashing down.
It took several years for me to find my path back to my first love. I became a Home Health Aide because it came naturally to me and because my mom was one and it was easy for me to get a job through her. I got married in 2003 to my island boyfriend and started and stopped college twice. In 2005 I decided that I would do nursing it was a natural direction after years of being an aide but I could