Boston Bound
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I have witnessed so many people in my life throw away dreams to find security. When we're asked what we want to be when we're young, the answer was so easy because as far as we were concerned, there was nothing stopping us. Yet, the minute we become aware of the obstacles, so many options are crossed off of the list because everything becomes so "unrealistic."
"I can't be an astronaut because it takes years of training and I'd rather focus on something to get better at now to build my seniority." "I can't be a firefighter because you have to be strong so I need to progress at something that's realistic for me now." "I can't be a Seahawks player because I might be training for an opportunity that never comes." "I can't be a professional performer because at first I may not make enough to get by."
They call it "the road less traveled" for a reason. For some it's because they grew up in security and comfortably. For some it's because their parents have decided where they'd be going to college since before they were born. For others it's because somewhere down the road, they forgot that they could dream bigger, or didn't know they could achieve more.
I can speak for most of us when I say I am a lot more motivated to take part in something I'm passionate about. It's why I always excelled in English and never cared about Math. And it's why I've decided that I won't allow a $5000 price tag keep me from a dream it's time for me to live.
For my entire life I have always been pushing the boundaries. Limits suffocate me, and it's why I've grown into quite the negotiator. I've known as long as I can remember that I was going to go to a big city out of state for college, but it wasn't until two years ago that I came across the beautifully historic city of Boston, holding all the adventures I've never had but am already in love with. Being the first (and despite my younger brother, only) of four kids to graduate from high school, I want nothing more than to only exel from here on out; to not waste a single day doing something that I don't love, or am not bettered by.
"I can't be an astronaut because it takes years of training and I'd rather focus on something to get better at now to build my seniority." "I can't be a firefighter because you have to be strong so I need to progress at something that's realistic for me now." "I can't be a Seahawks player because I might be training for an opportunity that never comes." "I can't be a professional performer because at first I may not make enough to get by."
They call it "the road less traveled" for a reason. For some it's because they grew up in security and comfortably. For some it's because their parents have decided where they'd be going to college since before they were born. For others it's because somewhere down the road, they forgot that they could dream bigger, or didn't know they could achieve more.
I can speak for most of us when I say I am a lot more motivated to take part in something I'm passionate about. It's why I always excelled in English and never cared about Math. And it's why I've decided that I won't allow a $5000 price tag keep me from a dream it's time for me to live.
For my entire life I have always been pushing the boundaries. Limits suffocate me, and it's why I've grown into quite the negotiator. I've known as long as I can remember that I was going to go to a big city out of state for college, but it wasn't until two years ago that I came across the beautifully historic city of Boston, holding all the adventures I've never had but am already in love with. Being the first (and despite my younger brother, only) of four kids to graduate from high school, I want nothing more than to only exel from here on out; to not waste a single day doing something that I don't love, or am not bettered by.
Boston I view as a check point in my life. As long as I can get there, at least I can move forward. I have loved my life in Seattle, but I have been here too long and I feel in my spirit that it's time for me to go. I am in a situation right now where some of my financial aid fell through and I either need a loan co-signed, (in which I have searched for someone & been unsuccessful in my venture,) or I need to come up with $5000 to cover the rest of my tuition. I don't come from a family with a solid income, and my mom's credit won't cover the loan - and while I'm burdened by the question of why I should suffer where others in my life fell short, I hope sincerely that it will all play in to the bigger picture of what it took to bring me to where I should be.
So this next month is my last opportunity to chase this closely held dream of mine until I have to postpone it until the spring. My plane leaves to Boston on August 30th, and it is by then that I hope to have been supported in full by the generosity of those in my life. As an aspiring Boston law student, I ask with a humble heart for your help in sponsoring a Seattle graduate with the dreamers disease. Nomatter if it's $5 or $50, its more than I had, and more that will push me towards my goal. Because if we succeed, then at the end of summer, I'm Boston bound.
So this next month is my last opportunity to chase this closely held dream of mine until I have to postpone it until the spring. My plane leaves to Boston on August 30th, and it is by then that I hope to have been supported in full by the generosity of those in my life. As an aspiring Boston law student, I ask with a humble heart for your help in sponsoring a Seattle graduate with the dreamers disease. Nomatter if it's $5 or $50, its more than I had, and more that will push me towards my goal. Because if we succeed, then at the end of summer, I'm Boston bound.
Organizer
Maryjo Cline
Organizer
Lynnwood, WA
