Narrative Final Paper: Choice of a College Education

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Growing up with my grandfather is the best memory of my childhood. He had just retired from the army and moved in at my parents’ house. He had amazing stories to tell about the wars he fought. Some of which at the time mesmerised me, but now that I think of it, maybe they were not so true after all. I have never met a more humorous person that loved life so much and believed in the power of education. He walked me to school every day and would always help me with my homework. I always knew that there was no one else smarter than him. I would tell him that when I grew up, I wanted to be just like him, but he never got the chance to reply to my words, he only smiled. Maybe he knew I would be just like him.
The choice of a college education is seen as a basic right of passage but for me, I could not afford college education at the time so I landed myself a job to settle bills. I worked fourteen hours a day every day to save the little I could for college. I knew one day I would get college education but just did not know when. With more experience at my job, I got my first promotion and that meant a higher pay and I was excited about it. However, this happened at a time when a family member fell ill that we had to pull together our finances for medical care. This meant that I had to work twice as hard to provide for them and for myself. A few years later, I landed another promotion that now gave me the opportunity to rest after work. I realised that I had time and that I had saved enough to continue with my education. I consulted with some of my workmates about going to college. But joining college was more than a dream to me. I needed something that would work hand in hand with m...