Lapho ngineminyaka engu-18 umgomo wami kwakuwukuthola ikolishi kude. Hhayi-ke, ngathola ikolishi elalikude ngokwanele, kodwa engangingakwazi ukuthi angizange ngibe nokuqonda okucacile kokubaluleka kwalokho okumelela ikolishi. Ngeshwa, lesi sifundo singaholela ekuhlolweni kwezemfundo. Lapho ngibuyela ku-semester yami yesibili, ngabhekana nenye inselele enkulu, usizo lwami lwezezimali oluklonyelisiwe aluzange luhlanganise zonke izindleko zokufunda. Ngenxa yalokho, ngathola ukuthi ngangingenayo imali yokukhokhela ikolishi. Ngenza isinqumo sokushiya futhi ngijoyine izwe elisebenzayo ukuze ngithole ulwazi olwanele ngakwazi ukuzimaketha kubaqashi bakusasa.
Eminyakeni engu-19 eyalandela ngasebenzela izinkampani ezihlukahlukene njenge-Google, The Body Shop, futhi ngabamba iqhaza esivumelwaneni esikhulu sekilasi ngokumelene neVolkswagen. Nakuba ngijabulele zonke lezi zindima ezihlukene endaweni esekwe kusevisi yamakhasimende, bengifuna okuthile okunomthelela omkhulu emphakathini wami.
Ngemva kwezingxoxo ezijulile nokucwaninga, ngenza isinqumo sokufaka isicelo e-HCCC, futhi kamuva ngabhalisela amakilasi. Amakilasi aku-inthanethi anginikeze ithuba lokuqeda imfundo yami “ngendlela yami” njengoba ngisebenza umsebenzi wesikhathi esigcwele futhi ngiphume ngeziqu zami. Kuyo yonke iminyaka emi-2 1/2 eyalandela ngaba iSekela likamongameli we-Student Government Association (SGA) wekhempasi yaseNorth Hudson futhi ekugcineni ngaba nguMongameli we-SGA.
Ngesikhathi sami kulezi zindima, ngakwazi ukwakha ubudlelwano phakathi kwenhlangano yabafundi nabaphathi kanye nokusebenza ngohlelo lwemfundo ephakeme yaseNew Jersey ukuze ngithuthukise amazinga okuphothula ngokugxila empumelelweni yabafundi. Ukwengeza, ngokusebenzisana, sikwazile ukukhipha uhlelo lokugaywa kabusha kwekhampasi yonke, sakha izinkundla zolwazi ezigxile kubafundi, nokunye okuningi. Manje njengoba sengiphothule i-Liberal Arts Degree yami, ngibhalise kabusha ohlelweni lwe-RN, futhi e-HCCC, nginethemba lokuthola iziqu zami ze-bachelor kwezobuhlengikazi. Imigomo yami yesikhathi esizayo ihlanganisa ukuqeda isikole nokuba neziqu zobunesi kanye nenqubomgomo yomphakathi ukuze ngiqhubeke nokumela uxhaso lwemfundo ephakeme ngaphakathi kohlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo.