Perseverance and Resilience

-

 In a NY Times piece, I learned about a young lady, who despite her family's support, went on to finish school and became a college graduate. 
This newly-minted college grad lives in southern Vietnam, and the struggles she overcame are very inspiring. 

Mom wanted her to quit school at a young age, by burning her books and begging her to work and help support the family. The young lady never quit. 

It's an amazing story; read it here.

Popular posts from this blog

Arctic Expedition - Day 11 - Teachers at the North Pole

-
Image
Today, like yesterday, is a transit day. We're headed east on the Beaufort Sea. Our current location is 71.24 N latitude, 126.45 W longitude, well out of satellite reach of internet connectivity. Pretty much we are unconnected to the greater outside world. The above image was from yesterday's ice liberty. In this image are the two teachers from San Diego Unified School District, representing their respective schools--Danny Blas (your blogger) of Lincoln High School and Steve Walters of Mission Bay High School. In the background is our huge icebreaker ship, the USCGC Healy. For many on-board, Sunday is a laundry day; for some a reading day; for others a afternoon nap day. We have the team trivia competition on the mess deck tonight at 7pm, so that's something to look forward to. Other than team trivia, it's not a day filled with much excitement; however, anytime I'm on a ship, like the Healy, it's pretty exciting.  If you would like to ma...
Read more