Help Arlyss Hewitt Finish Her Degree

Hello, I am Arlyss Hewitt and I am a student at Korea University. I dual-major in Media & Communications and English Language & Literature.

I have been attending Korea University since 2017; however, things fell apart once Covid hit. In 2020, during the summer holiday, I came to visit my parents for two weeks out of concern for the virus and not having seen them for over a year. During the time I was gone, Covid restrictions in Korea heightened greatly, and my parents became ill with Covid. As the virus was severe, I decided to take a semester off and help take care of my parents in hopes that they would recover and the world would return to normal.

As we all know, that didn't happen. My mom developed long-Covid, causing my parents to retire early and move away. In hopes of returning to school, I didn't move with them, as I assumed I would be able to return the following semester.

Again, that's not what happened. Instead, I ended up getting an apartment, having my roommate bail, got brain surgery, and fell into thousands of dollars in debt. Since then, I've been able to get a better job and pay my bills, yet I haven't been able to get out of debt. But, more importantly, I haven't been able to finish my last semester at school.

Now that four years have come and gone, and it's nearing a fifth, I can no longer take any more time off, as my university only allows 8 semesters off; fall semester is my last chance to return to school to finish my degree.

My dream is to help inspire change among my fellow citizens, whether it be by communications or by getting a job with the government. However, I do not have a chance to follow my dreams without a degree.

This money would go towards my tuition, flights, housing, and food costs for the time I am there. In addition, it would go toward the requirements for the visa, of having 10,000 USD in the passport holder's bank account.

Please help me return to college so I can graduate and finally start the life I have dreamed of.