When I was a 5 years old I wanted to be a pilot, because I love airports, when I turned 13 I wanted to be a civil engineer and build houses, but when I get older and know my self more I know for sure I want to be a software architect and work for Apple or google. The only way I can do that is get my education, and graduate with distinction. Education is the most important thing, to achieve our goals. I learn that just by looking at my parents. My dad graduated from college and he has a nice job, but my mom only finished high school, and where I am from, if don't at least have a degree there is not much job for you. I sometimes see money is an issue for my mom, but she made sure my sister and I got everything we wanted. My parents tell us day in and day out that our full time job is our school, and any thing else comes after it. All my life my dream is to make my parents proud and hear them say "that's my girl." I was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We had a good life there but my parents wanted more than good for me and my younger sister, so my mother, my sister and I moved to the U.S. in 2014. My dad works at Ethiopian Airlines, he didn't want to lose his job so he stayed there.
I want to stay in school and learn because I am good at it, and it's the only way I can be successful. Any one can imagine how hard it is for African American woman, especially if she is from a third world country. Where when they first look at her what they see some one who doesn't belong in this country. Well I want to prove people wrong, and I can be the best at my