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Born in Sg, survived seven years of IJ, escaped to canada for the miraculous rebirth.. likes to say she found self there, But well when can we reach self actualization? now a waterloo student. 110% horse mad, was practically born on the back of a horse ( or rather wishes she was) horses are my favourite thing.

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Monday, October 22, 2012
Why I decided to What I Love

No, I decided to not yet join the masses of graduates hoping/praying to find jobs in this canadian economy. Especially with arts degrees.
I decided to continue being in school, I decided to train to become a Child and Youth Worker. Ok, it is kind of like a hybrid between being a teacher, ECE, Counseller/ Therapist, Babysitter/ Parent all rolled into one. The truth is... I absolutely love it, and I am so happy I am in the program. I found something that I feel passionate about and what to pursue.

It is cos of Camp Kodiak. After 2 yrs of working at that camp and seeing and experiencing the kind of changes the campers go through, made me feel like there is nothing more important in the world than creating positive change for these young, often rejected, people. Providing them with a safe, positive, happy, loving and caring, friendly and nurturing environment could do wonders to a child.  Seeing the change and growth was so amazing, it left a deep impact on me. I could see a lot of myself in these campers at times, some of them had experiences that were similar to my own growng up and i could emphathise with a lot of these campers.  I decided this was something I wanted to do with the rest of my life, I felt called and purposeful to serve to help others.

To create a change, to make a positive change, to help a child gain confidence within themselves and scale new heights to me, is one of the most important  and meanginful things you can ever do.

That is why I do what I love. Yes I know its going to be hard, its not about making money but its about passion and making a difference where you can.