What has brought me to this very point in my life?
In December of 2012, the world as I knew it came crashing down around me...my husband (whom I thought was my soul-mate) of four years (seven years together) asked me for a divorce completely out of the blue. This notion of divorce was unfathomable to me. Of course, I shed many tears. I felt as if I could have just crawled into a hole and died, but after leaving everything I knew (including my two amazing dogs), moving in with my family and a few months of relentless job searching and ultimately soul searching I chose my next path.
My goal was and is to be happy. Although I had two Associate degrees, finding a job at the same caliber of my prior ones had become unrealistic in the present job market. I knew I needed to further my education to get where I wanted in life. The only way to guarantee myself an enjoyable prosperous career was to not only study something that intrigued me, but could take me on a different path than my prior degrees had. With my affinity for Asian cultures and specifically the Japanese, I sought out colleges with a program that could teach me more about them. When I found Florida International University (FIU) a local college, I was ecstatic. That was it! This was the answer I had been searching for. A month and a half later I started my first semester at FIU and haven't looked back. I can't help but look forward at all of the amazing things that are ahead of me.
I hope you enjoy the journey along with me.
