Some say that college years are the best years of life. Some say otherwise. But often they say college is the most challenging yet interesting change. Millions of blogs, forums and Facebook status attest to how college affects or rather molds a person. We hear teenagers rant and write about these changes like living on their own, commuting to and fro, engaging in a serious relationship and making their own choices. On my end, this change we call "college" has just begun.
At a young age of 17, I can say that I've been through a lot of circumstances. I wasn't just an ordinary "Isko." I did not pass UPCAT just like everyone else; I am a transferee from La Salle, and I had to get through things the hard way. Truth be told, my mother was the one who pushed me to transfer to UP-Diliman. Although I have always wanted to study in UP, I was already settled in La Salle. But because of the financial pressure, I had to push myself to get high grades and transfer to UP; and it is not easy.
But I have gained a lot from my almost two years in college. I had to learn how to never give up and never belittle myself. Cliche as it may sound, college (so far) has taught me that I was beyond who I think I was and it is through these hard situations where one flourishes, where one grows. And so, I will have to endure my next four years in college and I know I will because I can.
In three years, I see myself as a student who is more wise, independent, confident and motivated. I am probably having my OJT then, hopefully in a government organization or NGO while researching on different cultures around the world. At the same time, I see myself taking care of the youth church and ministering in different campuses. I want to be a lot of things and it will cost me ten pages for me to mention everything but overall, I know by then, I am remaking history.
Little by little, as I become more changed, I am certain that I myself will make a change.
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