“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.” ― Edmund Lee

MY GRADUATION DAY

I don’t know how to start this post I’m so overwhelmed and cannot describe how I feel right now. Am I really writing this now? I cannot believe I’ve been able to achieve this big. It was like a dream from yesterday and it’s finally happening now. I remember dreaming to have the oppisopimus opportunity. I remember wishing about it, and then one day I got it. Still couldn’t believe how lucky I am.

It was a year I would say the hardest for me, but now it’s over. I have been waiting for this day to come that I will be free from school papers. For my brain to be free, for the stress to go away, and to have free relaxing time again. But hey I made it, I graduate! I finished a degree in Finland, in the Finnish language. In a Finnish class and the only foreigner in the class! My second degree/course in my entire life.

In the Philippines, I finished Business Administration degree (Banking and Finance) in 2004 at Father Saturnino Urios University. I was 20 years old by then. I have been working in XML company, selling and customer service related jobs for many years. Now 14 years later, I finished another degree, this time it is a nursing degree. I still cannot believe I did it. Growing up I wanted to be a nurse or a doctor, now I am a nurse! How amazing is that?

 

 

Studying And Working

I started my studies in March 2017 as a working student, apprenticeship. Means, I work and study at the same time. I had once a week school days, and once a week online classes. The rest days of the week I am working. It was not easy to do both schoolings and working, and the fact that I am a single mother in a foreign country. I had three big life rules at that time. I ‘m glad survived. I supposedly finish school in two years.

I have two years of school and work contract. But so happy and still surprise that I finish school in one year and three months. I am so grateful to God, my family, my daughter, my Meu, my friends, my colleagues, the teachers for helping me and being patient with me. I couldn’t achieve this success without those people who helped and encouraged me along the way.

May 25, 2018, our graduation day in Edupoli Porvoo. I wasn’t so sure whether I go or not because literally I am not really finished yet as I still have 2 näyttö to do. But I decided to come because well, it’s the same and I really wanted to have graduation photos in the school. Even though if I was not sure if it’s allowed to bring a kid there, but I brought Rianna with me though. She is the reason for my success, my number one inspiration, and my fan, so she deserves to attend on mama’s graduation day.

 

Finally, I Graduate

We had a great time, and I had a lot of photos on that day. So grateful and couldn’t believe that day finally came. I cannot believe that I managed to finish and I achieve something I work so hard on. This is it! No more school paper works to do. All I need to do is concentrate on my job and my daughter. I am ready to face the new stage of my life.

Now no more papers to do, and I can concentrate on my job and spend more time with my daughter. Still pinching myself that this is really happening. I am lähihoitaja and it feels weird that I am not a student anymore. All the goals achieved. Life is good! I am so thankful to God for guidance and for giving me this opportunity and gift. Really am humble and grateful.

Here are some photos on my graduation day. I cherish them because they are proof of my achievement.