It has taken me many years to realize that I am capable of doing well in whatever I set my goals on. It took a letter to tell me "You can do it" and I did. Not only academically, but also in my personal life. I always hoped and wished I would earn something. I never thought I could do such things. If I were to tell the 18 year old me that I would accomplish a lot when I'm 23 and 24, the 18 year old me would have said "In my dreams." These things have yet to sink in, but I couldn't be any happier.

Needless to say, the visual board I created over a year ago -which my brother had to push me to do- has really come in handy. I'll be adding more images to that board.