Motivation

This week in class we talked about school/learning and what has influenced us to stay in school. In this blog, I’d like to expand on what I wrote in my daybook about what has influenced me to be in school. As shown in the picture, I listed the things that has influenced me the most to be in school. If I were to pick one thing off my list that would be the most influence towards me are my parents. My parents have come a long way with education. They both came to the USA to go to college and receive a better education. My parents are both from Kenya, Africa and both come from a big family that didn’t have enough money so their parents raised enough money for them to buy a plane ticket to America. Once they got to the USA, they were both on their own and had to find a job to pay their tuition while being a full time student. It was difficult for them to work and go to school but obviously they were able to succeed. My dad is currently working on his PhD and my mother has her Master degree. They both are very hardworking individuals and have influenced me to stay in school. If they were able to work and earn several degrees, I believe that I shouldn’t have any excuses to become what I want in life.