I am Egigayehu. I was born in Wanji, Ethiopia. I grew up in a
small town. When I was growing up my mom left me with my grandmother and went
to live in another country. It was a
difficult time to learn because nobody helped me. I started school when I was 10 years
old. I started school late because my
grandmother had no education. How could she support me? When I was nine years
old, my mom, my brother, and sister went to Nairobe, Kenya to go to the United
States of America because my older sister got engaged and was already in
America.
When my mom went to Kenya, I was
carefree because I thought she would come back after a month, but she never
came back. When I thought of her, I cried a lot, got a headache, and
slept. When I saw other children with
their mother’s I felt deep sadness and cried because my mom was not with me. I
felt lonely. I liked to sit in a quiet
place by myself and think about the day I would see my mom again. When I was a little girl, I lost my mom and
dad’s love. My dad lived without me
because he married another woman. My mom left me to make a better life. When I
went to school, I was not learning, I was thinking of my mom. After a long
time, my mom called my grandmother and me.
When I heard her voice on the phone I could not control my tears, I
could not say anything, and I was happy to hear her voice. My mom told me that she would come back
someday. I had a dream to see my mom and to live with her. I also loved my grandmother because she took care of me and she gave me
what I wanted. She represented my mom.
After ten years, my mom came to see
me and my grandmother. Then she started the process to take me to America, and
after one year, I got my visa to come here. I felt two things; happiness and
sadness. I was happy because my dream to
live with my mom came true. I felt
sadness because I had to leave my grandmother. When I said goodbye, my
grandmother was crying and she told me, “Concentrate on your education and come
to see me before I am dead. Don’t stay a long time because I am too old of a
woman.” I said, “Don’t say that. You will live a long time and I promise you I
will focus on my education.” After that I hugged her and said goodbye. I
believe that knowledge is necessary to achieve your goals. I came here in May 2010. I have been here one year and six months. Now
I am running to catch my dream and fulfill my promise to my grandmother.
My first post-secondary goal will
be to go to college and get a degree so that I can achieve my dreams. After I
get my high school diploma I will go to St. Cloud State University. First, I will earn a 2 year degree, then I
will take a break to work in order to make money to complete my 4 year degree.
My personal aspiration is to go to
college to become a radiologist. After I get my degree, I hope, to work in a
hospital. I am interested in this job
because I really want to help those who do not have anything, like the
homeless, orphans, and senior citizens. Being healthy is very important. When people need medical help I want to be
able to help them. Helping people brings
me happiness. No matter where I am going, I will always remember where I have
been. When I get my job, I will help
others and immigrants.
I serve my community and school as a
student council member and a member and teacher in the women’s bike club. I learned how to ride a bike after I became
involved with the team. Now, I teach others how to ride a bicycle. I gained
work experience in Ethiopia. Every
weekend I worked to help my cousin at her restaurant. I washed dishes and worked as a hostess,
greeting customers coming in.
My mother and I live together. My
mom does not have a job because she is old and she has a disability. The government helps her live. That is why I
ask you to help me. My mom can not
afford to pay for my college. When I go
to college, I will live on campus, because I want to focus only on my
education. Living on campus will be more
expensive, but it will be beneficial because I will be able to focus. If I get this scholarship, I will be able to
accomplish my goals, achieve my dreams, and help people in my community.
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