Poverty in the Philippines is what makes me think of higher education. Lots of people in the Philippines are educated and also lots of them are not, because of lack of money. All I can remember is since I was young, I really wanted to have a higher education, because without an education I was not going too far in life. At least that 's what at my mother told me all the time. I don 't know how far my mother and my father went with education , all I remember is they couldn 't help me with my homework.I used to cry a lot because if I asked them about my school homework my father would say “I can’t help you.” If I asked my mother, help at least she would try to look and read my homework. But when I was in high school, she really could
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I was thinking at that time that if I could work and go to school, even taking a few courses, it would be better than not going at all. I really begged my parents to let me go to college. I explained to them, using their own words, that education is very important without education I 'm not going too far in life. I finally convinced my parents that I should go back to school. I went to one of the Universities in the Philippines, called Wesleyan University, which was one of the biggest schools at least in the area I lived. On the first day of school, I was so excited; I came to school early in the morning on the first day at school and found my classroom. College is very different in high school in that you must be more independent. It’s up to you if you want to learn or not; Despite being older than my classmates, I said to myself that doesn 't matter; I came here to learn not socialize. I feel so good and happy because I was finally going to school. It had been my dream and I was finally getting to live my dream. Going to school was, and is, not easy for me. All I know is that if I worked hard enough, I would learn and pass my classes. Unfortunately, going to school did not last long. I only went one semester. The biggest problem was that we did not have money to support me to continue going to school even though both of my parents were working. My siblings were also growing and they too needed pocket money for food and school
I was thinking at that time that if I could work and go to school, even taking a few courses, it would be better than not going at all. I really begged my parents to let me go to college. I explained to them, using their own words, that education is very important without education I 'm not going too far in life. I finally convinced my parents that I should go back to school. I went to one of the Universities in the Philippines, called Wesleyan University, which was one of the biggest schools at least in the area I lived. On the first day of school, I was so excited; I came to school early in the morning on the first day at school and found my classroom. College is very different in high school in that you must be more independent. It’s up to you if you want to learn or not; Despite being older than my classmates, I said to myself that doesn 't matter; I came here to learn not socialize. I feel so good and happy because I was finally going to school. It had been my dream and I was finally getting to live my dream. Going to school was, and is, not easy for me. All I know is that if I worked hard enough, I would learn and pass my classes. Unfortunately, going to school did not last long. I only went one semester. The biggest problem was that we did not have money to support me to continue going to school even though both of my parents were working. My siblings were also growing and they too needed pocket money for food and school