My story

About a month ago, smack in the middle of the craziness of my dad being in the hospital, the president of my school The University of Phoenix emailed me asking for my story of why I am glad to be a Phoenix. Of course during that challenging time of my life I did not respond or even think twice about telling my story. But now that I am catching up with things, I thought about how my story might liberate someone else. So, I wrote it. Short, quick and to the point is the story that I told... its the truth and I would like to share it with you...

Teaching has been a passion for me since I was a young child as my great grandmother was also a teacher. But working full time towards this dream and just to survive did not allow a whole lot of time for pursuing a higher education. But determination and dedication caused me not to give up.
After trying many different educational options that just didn't seem to fit into my work schedule or my financial plan, a friend told me about the program at The University of Pheonix. She was so excited about this program and the people who were on her education team I called to get some information immediatly after our conversation.
Now, I am just completing my first yer at UOP and I feel that my degree is within reach. At other colloges, it seemed that there was a long, dark corridor between me and my degree but UOP has help to shine the light on the pathway to obtaining my degree and reaching my goals. This is why I am always proud to say that I too am a Pheonix.


Of course I now feel like I could have and should have added more but I will a bit later. But as I always say, through adversity a persons character will show and that's why my resilience, strength and determination always shines through.