This I Believe
I pushed my luggage trolley forward shakily and waved frantically at my parents and brother. They waved back until I was out of sight and I am sure they must have squinted their eyes to get my glimpse in the crowd and would have finally turned around when they anticipated I had gone far. As I moved forward with the crowd in the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, India, I realized that my family's and my efforts were finally going to pay off and that I had to get ready to embark a journey of lifetime. After constant hard work and commitment, I was finally going to the United States for undergraduate studies in the University of Cincinnati(UC). Studying abroad for the first time was not the only exciting and inspiring thought for me when I started my journey. There was much more to it. The notion of carrying my family’s trust and belief in me motivated and still motivates me to the greatest extent. I believe in trusting myself and the trust my family has in me.
Studying in UC is a life-changing experience as I learned what motivated me the most to progress. I learned that I am driven by my family’s belief in my capabilities and it is my responsibility to live up to their belief. I believe in myself more now and I believe in the sense of self-responsibility that every person should have for everything in life. When I had received an acceptance offer from UC, my family and I rejoiced for a while but then sat down to ponder over the practicality of the idea of me going abroad to study. None of my family members had been outside my country before me and we weren’t in the best financial state at that time either. I received a lot of opposition for my decision to study abroad from relatives and family-friends because they were apprehensive about my safety on a foreign land and our financial state. Despite the various problems, my parents believed in me because I strongly believed in my dream. They knew that I believed in my ability to manage well in unknown environments, perform well academically and learn from experiences. My parents and brother trusted me when no one did and this has shaped me into being more responsible and sure of myself.
To this day, I choose to not get distracted for the belief and trust placed on me. Often, as I walk towards my classes, I get overwhelmed about my living up my dream of studying in the United States and thank my family for believing in me. Their trust keeps me going and I work harder to make them proud. I believe in believing because it gives me hope in the times of despair and presents a ray of light when I want direction in darkness.
I pushed my luggage trolley forward shakily and waved frantically at my parents and brother. They waved back until I was out of sight and I am sure they must have squinted their eyes to get my glimpse in the crowd and would have finally turned around when they anticipated I had gone far. As I moved forward with the crowd in the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, India, I realized that my family's and my efforts were finally going to pay off and that I had to get ready to embark a journey of lifetime. After constant hard work and commitment, I was finally going to the United States for undergraduate studies in the University of Cincinnati(UC). Studying abroad for the first time was not the only exciting and inspiring thought for me when I started my journey. There was much more to it. The notion of carrying my family’s trust and belief in me motivated and still motivates me to the greatest extent. I believe in trusting myself and the trust my family has in me.
Studying in UC is a life-changing experience as I learned what motivated me the most to progress. I learned that I am driven by my family’s belief in my capabilities and it is my responsibility to live up to their belief. I believe in myself more now and I believe in the sense of self-responsibility that every person should have for everything in life. When I had received an acceptance offer from UC, my family and I rejoiced for a while but then sat down to ponder over the practicality of the idea of me going abroad to study. None of my family members had been outside my country before me and we weren’t in the best financial state at that time either. I received a lot of opposition for my decision to study abroad from relatives and family-friends because they were apprehensive about my safety on a foreign land and our financial state. Despite the various problems, my parents believed in me because I strongly believed in my dream. They knew that I believed in my ability to manage well in unknown environments, perform well academically and learn from experiences. My parents and brother trusted me when no one did and this has shaped me into being more responsible and sure of myself.
To this day, I choose to not get distracted for the belief and trust placed on me. Often, as I walk towards my classes, I get overwhelmed about my living up my dream of studying in the United States and thank my family for believing in me. Their trust keeps me going and I work harder to make them proud. I believe in believing because it gives me hope in the times of despair and presents a ray of light when I want direction in darkness.